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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by gilmi on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:31PM (#19903622)
Matt Might's article is really good:

http://matt.might.net/articles/intro-to-make/

Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by messe on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:25PM (#19904131)
Worth noting that that's an introduction to GNU make, which, while the most common implementation, isn't the only one out there.