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Programmers recall building text-adventure shells as classic assignments

Original: Surely some bright spark in # programming has thought to write a text-adventure shell. Heck when I was getting my CS deg

A programmer asked whether anyone has written a text-adventure style shell for Unix-like systems, recalling that writing a simple shell was a required assignment during their computer science degree, one they attempted with the parser tools flex and bison. The remark has drawn small engagement, with the nostalgic comparison between classic coursework and playful command-line interfaces resonating with other developers interested in shells and retro-style computing.

Why now: Nostalgia for classic CS assignments and curiosity about playful command-line tools resonate with developer communities right now.

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• Surely some bright spark in # programming has thought to write a text-adventure shell. Heck when I was getting my CS degree (back before the Flood as it practically seems) writing a simple UNIX shell was a required assignment. I got cute with it and tried using flex and bison… · mxchara@cyberpunk.lol · 2

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