> when I find a project and it's entire build system is just a make file. reason might be, you only find small projects that don't need a build system. It's no

> when I find a project and it's entire build system is just a make file. reason might be, you only find small projects that don't need a build system. It's not like developers have a choice. As soon as you need dependencies, alternative dependencies, cross platform compatibility etc., there's no way around choosing a build system.