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@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ examples as documentation.
 This is probably easiest to do in a container, the `start-dev.sh` script creates
 and runs a development environment in a docker container.
 
-## Makefile
-
-The Makefile is written such that `make d-{example name}` runs the debug build
-of the example, and `make r-{example name}` runs the release build.
-
 ## Stability
 
 0% stable, I have no problems making drastic changes in the API in order to make