diff --git a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/android.md b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/android.md
index 967e95f..2a113d8 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/android.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/android.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 Build and install on your host machine:
 
 ``` shell
-cmake -B ../iree-build/ \
+cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build/ \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../iree-build/install \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
   .
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 === "Linux and MacOS"
 
     ``` shell
-    cmake -B ../iree-build-android/ \
+    cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build-android/ \
       -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${ANDROID_NDK?}/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake" \
       -DIREE_HOST_BINARY_ROOT="$PWD/../iree-build/install" \
       -DANDROID_ABI="arm64-v8a" \
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 === "Windows"
 
     ``` shell
-    cmake -B ../iree-build-android/ \
+    cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build-android/ \
       -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="%ANDROID_NDK%/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake" \
       -DIREE_HOST_BINARY_ROOT="%CD%/../iree-build/install" \
       -DANDROID_ABI="arm64-v8a" \
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/getting-started.md b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/getting-started.md
index dfc010f..574d073 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/getting-started.md
@@ -9,21 +9,29 @@
 
 === "Linux and MacOS"
 
-    <!-- TODO(scotttodd): annotation about gcc vs clang -->
+    1. Install a compiler/linker (typically "clang" and "lld" package).
 
-    ``` shell
-    sudo apt install cmake clang
-    export CC=clang
-    export CXX=clang++
-    ```
+    2. Install [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) (typically "cmake" package).
+
+    3. Install [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/) (typically "ninja-build"
+       package).
+
+On a relatively recent Debian/Ubuntu:
+
+``` shell
+sudo apt install cmake ninja-build clang lld
+```
 
 === "Windows"
 
-    1. Install CMake from the
+    1. Install MSVC from Visual Studio or "Tools for Visual Studio" on the
+       [official downloads page](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)
+
+    2. Install CMake from the
        [official downloads page](https://cmake.org/download/)
 
-    2. Install MSVC from Visual Studio or "Tools for Visual Studio" on the
-       [official downloads page](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)
+    3. Install Ninja either from the
+       [official site](https://ninja-build.org/).
 
     !!! note
         You will need to initialize MSVC by running `vcvarsall.bat` to use it
@@ -44,8 +52,38 @@
 
 Configure then build all targets using CMake:
 
+Configure CMake:
+
+=== "Linux and MacOS"
+
+    ``` shell
+    # Recommended for simple development using clang and lld:
+    cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build/ -S . \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+        -DIREE_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=ON \
+        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang \
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ \
+        -DIREE_ENABLE_LLD=ON
+
+    # Alternately, with system compiler and your choice of CMake generator:
+    # cmake -B ../iree-build/ -S .
+
+    # Additional quality of life CMake flags:
+    # Enable ccache:
+    #   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
+    ```
+
+=== "Windows"
+
+    ``` shell
+    cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build/ -S . \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+        -DIREE_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=ON
+    ```
+
+Build:
+
 ``` shell
-cmake -B ../iree-build/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo .
 cmake --build ../iree-build/
 ```
 
@@ -59,12 +97,8 @@
     for general details.
 
 ???+ Tip
-    Most IREE Core devs use [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/) as the CMake
-    generator. The benefit is that it works the same across all platforms and
-    automatically takes advantage of parallelism. to use it, add a `-GNinja`
-    argument to your initial cmake command (and make sure to install
-    `ninja-build` from either your favorite OS package manager, or generically
-    via `python -m pip install ninja`).
+    You are welcome to try different CMake generators, but IREE devs and CIs
+    exclusively use [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/).
 
 
 ## What's next?
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/optional-features.md b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/optional-features.md
index 95aac4a..d124060 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/optional-features.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/optional-features.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
         ``` shell
         cmake \
+          -GNinja \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
           -DIREE_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON \
           -DPython3_EXECUTABLE="$(which python)" \
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
     === "Windows"
 
         ``` powershell
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DIREE_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON .
+        cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DIREE_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON .
         cmake --build .
 
         # Add bindings\python to PYTHONPATH and use the API.
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/riscv.md b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/riscv.md
index 9ad552e..3d172f6 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/riscv.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/building-from-source/riscv.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 Build and install on your host machine:
 
 ``` shell
-cmake -B ../iree-build/ \
+cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build/ \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../iree-build/install \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
   .
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 #### RISC-V 64-bit Linux target
 
 ```shell
-cmake -B ../iree-build-riscv/ \
+cmake -GNinja -B ../iree-build-riscv/ \
   -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="./build_tools/cmake/riscv.toolchain.cmake" \
   -DIREE_HOST_BINARY_ROOT=$(realpath ../iree-build-host/install) \
   -DRISCV_CPU=rv64 \