diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89f9ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+out/
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c4dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+all: out/test out/string out/color out/hello out/ask out/snek
+
+out/test: test/test.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+out/string: test/string.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+out/color: test/color.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+out/hello: example/hello.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+out/ask: example/ask.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+out/snek: example/snek.c out
+	$(CC) $< -Wall $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+
+out:
+	mkdir -p out
+
+clean:
+	 rm -rf out