diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index 0000000..8bbd2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CXX=g++
+CPPFLAGS=-Wall -g -std=c++0x
+# CPPFLAGS=-Wall -g
+
+all:
+	@echo "build things individually (make loops, etc.)"
+
+clean:
+	@rm -vf auto constexpr ilists2 ilists init init_new loops
diff --git a/ilists.cc b/ilists.cc
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+++ b/ilists.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <vector>
+
+
+// valid c++03:
+struct thang
+{
+    float f;
+    int i;
+};
+ 
+thang scalar = {3.14, 42};
+thang anArray[] = {{1.1, 1}, {2.2, 2}, {3.3, 3}};
+
+int main() {
+    // vector<thang> v = { ??? }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/ilists2.cc b/ilists2.cc
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index 0000000..c26f95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ilists2.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+void function_name(std::initializer_list<float> list);
+ 
+function_name({1.0f, -3.45f, -0.4f});
+
+int main() {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/init.cc b/init.cc
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index 0000000..cb0d3c3
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+++ b/init.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <string>
+using namespace std;
+
+struct Point {
+    int x, y;
+    Point(int x, int y): x(x), y(y){}
+};
+
+// const vector<string> v = ??;
+// http://stackoverflow.com/a/4268956
+
+int main() {
+    string s1("first");
+    int x = int(42);
+    string s2 = "hello";
+    int y = 42;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/init_new.cc b/init_new.cc
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index 0000000..4072134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init_new.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+using namespace std;
+
+struct Point {
+    int x, y;
+    Point(int x, int y): x{x}, y{y}{}
+};
+
+const vector<string> s = {"a", "b", "c"};
+
+int main() {
+    string s1 {"first"};
+    int x {42};
+    map<string, int> singers = {
+        {"Freddie Mercury", 100},
+        {"Matt Bellamy", 100},
+    };
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/stub/Makefile b/stub/Makefile
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index 5ce1430..0000000
--- a/stub/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-CXX=clang++
-CPPFLAGS=-Wall -g -std=c++0x
-SOURCES=main.cc
-OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:.cc=.o)
-EXE=app
-
-all: $(EXE)
-
-main.o: main.cc
-
-$(EXE): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
-
-run: $(EXE)
-	./$(EXE)
-
-clean:
-	@rm -vf *.o
-	@rm -rvf *.dSYM
-	@rm -vf $(EXE)
-
-debug: $(EXE)
-	gdb $(EXE)
-
-valgrind: $(EXE)
-	valgrind --tool=memcheck --leak-check=yes ./$(EXE)
diff --git a/stub/main.cc b/stub/main.cc
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index 1b0fe30..0000000
--- a/stub/main.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#include <iostream>
-using namespace std;
-
-const string usage = "usage: regex";
-
-int main(int argc, char * argv []) {
-    if(argc != 1) {
-        cerr << usage << endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-    cout << "hello cruel world" << endl;
-    return 0;
-}