Here is a slightly more complex example of a Makefile I use when spinning up a new TypeScript project (but I switch out to use pnpm these days): https://github.com/borisovg/node-ts-template/blob/main/Makef...

I still wouldn’t say it’s that complicated - you do need to know your way around the syntax a bit but it’s less challenging than getting all the other tooling working in the first place. :)