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Command Quest — I Got Claude to Build Me a Linux CLI Practice Game

I’m not a programmer, and I’m not trying to be one. But the development of new AI models has let me learn concepts that were once too complicated for me to get on my own. As you know, I use Linux a lot — but I still wanted to properly upskill in the command line. So instead of just following a document and re-typing commands in another terminal window, I thought: why not get Claude to build me an interactive game — a Linux CLI practice terminal — that actually lets me learn and memorise the commands? ...

21 July 2026 · 4 min