On: Be Aware of the Makefile Effect

[sharkjacobs]

> You generally can't run them locally

I recognize that this is such a disincentive for me taking the initiative to fiddle with and learn about anything like this

[vintermann → sharkjacobs]

Same goes for anything "enterprisey". Last time I set up a big project, I made a commitment that "we should be able to check out and build this whole thing, for as long as humanly possible".