The `SRCS = foo.cpp bar.cpp baz.cpp` was my fav part. I like to put every file used into a Makefile instead of using globs, but my example also showed how without editing the file someone can build with globs instead ;) Similar approach if you need the program to be named winApp.exe instead... That's another 'beauty' of make, you don't have to edit the Makefile.

There's really not much cargo cult in my example. Everything would be in the most rudimentary doc or tutorial, certainly less reading than if you needed to use git for the first time.

And yes there is supposed to be a tab there, some copy-paste thing munged that.