diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: frontend
+frontend:
+	$(MAKE) -C frontend/ build
+
+backend:
+	$(MAKE) -C backend/ build
diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
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+node_modules:
+	npm install
+
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	npm run-script build
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
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+dist/minified:
+	mkdir -p dist/minified
+
+UGLIFYJS := ./node_modules/.bin/uglifyjs
+# $1: The file to minify
+define minify
+	$(shell ${UGLIFYJS} --mangle --compress -o "./dist/minified/$(notdir $1)" -- $1)
+endef
+
+node_modules:
+	npm install
+
+.PHONY: watch
+watch: node_modules
+	npm start
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: node_modules dist/minified
+	@echo Building with parcel
+	./node_modules/.bin/parcel build
+
+	@echo Minifying
+	$(foreach file, $(wildcard dist/*.js), $(call minify, $(file)))
+	$(shell ls -lah ./dist/minified)