diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda77f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.DS_Store
+._*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ad32a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+COVERAGE_FILE=/tmp/abutils_coverage.out
+
+test:
+	go test -cover -v -race
+
+cover:
+	go test -coverprofile=$(COVERAGE_FILE) && \
+	go tool cover -html=$(COVERAGE_FILE) && \
+	rm $(COVERAGE_FILE)