diff --git a/core-writer/CMakeLists.txt b/core-writer/CMakeLists.txt
index 9cc0a41..e30780e 100644
--- a/core-writer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core-writer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ file(GLOB SOURCES
         src/compression/*.cpp
         src/compression/*.c)
 
-
-
 add_library(core-writer ${SOURCES})
 include_directories(core-writer external/)
 
-target_include_directories(core-writer PUBLIC src/)
-target_include_directories(core-writer PUBLIC src/compression)
+target_include_directories(core-writer PUBLIC
+        src/
+        src/compression)
+
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+    target_compile_definitions(core-writer PRIVATE DEBUG_OUTPUT)
+endif()
+
+
+
diff --git a/core-writer/Makefile b/core-writer/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c62e510..0000000
--- a/core-writer/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-SRC_DIR = ./src
-OBJ_DIR = ./obj
-BIN_DIR = ./bin
-MKDIR = mkdir -p
-
-CC = g++
-CFLAGS = -Wall -Wfatal-errors -fPIC -pthread -std=c++11 -I./include -I${CONDA_PREFIX}/include
-LDFLAGS = -L${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib -L/usr/lib64 -lzmq -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5_hl_cpp -lboost_system -lboost_regex -lboost_thread -lpthread
-
-UNAME := $(shell uname)
-ifeq ($(UNAME), Linux)
-	SOFLAGS += -shared -Wl,-soname,libcpp_h5_writer.so
-endif
-ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
-	SOFLAGS += -shared -Wl,-install_name,libcpp_h5_writer.so
-endif
-
-HEADERS = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.hpp)
-SRCS = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.cpp)
-OBJS = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp, $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o, $(SRCS))
-
-libcpp_h5_writer: build_dirs $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SOFLAGS) -o $(BIN_DIR)/libcpp_h5_writer.so $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-debug: CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_OUTPUT
-debug: libcpp_h5_writer
-
-perf: CFLAGS += -DPERF_OUTPUT
-perf: libcpp_h5_writer
-
-deploy: libcpp_h5_writer
-	cp bin/* ${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib
-	mkdir -p ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
-	cp src/*.hpp ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
-	cp include/date.h ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
-	mkdir -p ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer/compression
-	cp src/compression/*.h ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer/compression
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-
-build_dirs:
-	$(MKDIR) $(OBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
-
-clean:
-	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
-
-test: build_dirs $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) test/test_main.cpp $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lgtest_main -lgtest -o $(BIN_DIR)/execute_tests
diff --git a/core-writer/conda-recipe/build.sh b/core-writer/conda-recipe/build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 76cf45a..0000000
--- a/core-writer/conda-recipe/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-make
-
-cp bin/* ${PREFIX}/lib
-
-mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
-cp src/*.hpp ${PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
-cp include/date.h ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include/cpp_h5_writer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/core-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 919ddd3..0000000
--- a/core-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package:
-    name: lib_cpp_h5_writer 
-    version: 0.1.0
-
-build:
-  number: 0
-
-source:
-    path: ..
-
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - make
-        - gcc
-        - cppzmq ==4.2.1
-        - hdf5 ==1.10.1
-        - boost ==1.61.0
-
-    run:
-        - cppzmq ==4.2.1
-        - hdf5 ==1.10.1
-        - boost ==1.61.0
-
-
-about:
-    summary: "C++ library for a ZMQ to H5 writer."
-