diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89efb0f..b0a5f7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+tags
 build
+target
 *.swp
+*.swo
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df1ed8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require 'rake/clean'
+
+task :default => [:test]
+task :test do
+  puts "TODO: test!"
+end
+
+CLEAN.include 'build'
+
+desc "Runs a single file"
+task :run, [:file_name] => [:compile] do |t, args|
+  Dir.chdir("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}")
+  file_name = args[:file_name]
+  raise "must specify file to run" unless file_name && File.exists?(file_name)
+  Dir.chdir("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/build")
+  sh "java #{File.basename(file_name, '.rb')}"
+end
+
+desc "Generate the java source file"
+task :generate, [:file_name] => [:jruby_check] do |t, args|
+  Dir.chdir("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}")
+  file_name = args[:file_name]
+  raise "must specify file to generate" unless file_name && File.exists?(file_name)
+  sh "jruby -I target:src/main/ruby src/main/ruby/fast_ruby.rb #{file_name}"
+end
+
+desc "Compile the java source to bytecode"
+task :compile, [:file_name] => [:generate] do |t, args|
+  Dir.chdir("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}")
+  file_name = args[:file_name]
+
+  raise "must specify file to compile" unless file_name && File.exists?(file_name)
+  Dir.chdir("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/build")
+  sh "javac #{File.basename(file_name, '.rb')}.java"
+end
+
+
+task :jruby_check do |t|
+  raise "Must have jruby installed" if `which jruby`.strip.empty?
+end
diff --git a/src/main/ruby/fast_ruby/compiler.rb b/src/main/ruby/fast_ruby/compiler.rb
index 83443b5..f8e4a2d 100644
--- a/src/main/ruby/fast_ruby/compiler.rb
+++ b/src/main/ruby/fast_ruby/compiler.rb
@@ -38,17 +38,19 @@ def compile
 
       build_robject
 
+      FileUtils.mkdir('build') unless Dir.exists?('build')
+
       # all generated sources
       sources.each do |source|
         type = source.types[0]
-        File.open(type.name.to_s + ".java", 'w') do |file|
+        File.open(File.join('build', type.name.to_s + ".java"), 'w') do |file|
           file.write(source_to_document(source).get)
         end
       end
 
       # all copied sources
       COPIED_SOURCES.each do |srcname|
-        FileUtils.cp(File.join('src/main/java', srcname), ".")
+        FileUtils.cp(File.join('src/main/java', srcname), "build/.")
       end
     end
 
@@ -95,4 +97,4 @@ def build_robject
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/src/test/ruby/playground.rb b/src/test/ruby/playground.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b750340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ruby/playground.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if true
+  puts "IF"
+else
+  puts "HUH"
+end
+