What is the difference between make and gcc?

Question

The last sentence in the article caught my eye

[F]or C/C++ developers and students interested in learning to program in C/C++ rather than users of L

Answer 1

Make is a tool for building any complex system where there are dependancies between the various system components, by doing the minimal amount of work necessary.

If you want to find out all the things make can be used for, the GNU make manual is excellent.