Example of Makefile (for medium article)

Makefile

PATH  := node_modules/.bin:$(PATH)
SHELL := /bin/bash

source_files    := $(wildcard lib/*.coffee)
build_files     := $(source_files:%.coffee=build/%.js)
template_source := templates/*.handlebars
template_js     := build/templates.js
app_bundle      := build/app.js
spec_coffee     := $(wildcard spec/*.coffee)
spec_js         := $(spec_coffee:%.coffee=build/%.js)

libraries       := vendor/jquery.js \
	               node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js \
	               node_modules/underscore/underscore.js \
	               node_modules/backbone/backbone.js

.PHONY: all clean test

all: $(app_bundle)

build/%.js: %.coffee
	coffee -co $(dir $@) $<

$(template_js): $(template_source)
	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
	handlebars $(template_source) > $@

$(app_bundle): $(libraries) $(build_files) $(template_js)
	uglifyjs -cmo $@ $^

test: $(app_bundle) $(spec_js)
	phantomjs phantom.js

clean:
	rm -rf build

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Context: https://hackernoon.com/simple-build-tools-npm-scripts-vs-makefile-vs-runjs-31e578278162