AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec

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1. What is the core idea behind "AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec"?

   1. Convert a one-paragraph spec into a working CLI with arg parsing, help text, error handling, and a smoke test using AI as the primary author.
   2. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
   3. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
   4. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days

2. Which term best describes a foundational idea in "AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec"?

   1. arg parsing
   2. CLI design
   3. exit code
   4. smoke test

3. A learner studying AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec would need to understand which concept?

   1. CLI design
   2. exit code
   3. arg parsing
   4. smoke test

4. Which of these is directly relevant to AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. CLI design
   2. arg parsing
   3. smoke test
   4. exit code

5. Which of the following is a key point about AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. Pick a sensible arg-parsing library for the language
   2. Generate help text and exit codes that match conventions
   3. Stub a smoke test that runs the binary
   4. Suggest sensible defaults and error messages

6. Which of these does NOT belong in a discussion of AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
   2. Generate help text and exit codes that match conventions
   3. Stub a smoke test that runs the binary
   4. Pick a sensible arg-parsing library for the language

7. Which statement is accurate regarding AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. Choose between two libraries when both fit
   2. Predict performance on inputs much larger than the spec implies
   3. Decide your tool's UX conventions across an organization
   4. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.

8. What is the key insight about "Prompt: spec to CLI" in the context of AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
   2. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
   3. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days
   4. Paste a 3-5 sentence spec including inputs, outputs, and edge cases. Ask: 'Produce a single-file CLI in <language>.

9. What is the key insight about "Run the smoke test before trusting it" in the context of AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

   1. AI confidently produces CLIs that fail on the very first invocation.
   2. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
   3. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
   4. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days

10. Which statement accurately describes an aspect of AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

    1. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
    2. Single-purpose CLIs are an ideal AI use case: scope is small, conventions are well-known, and you can verify behavior end-to-end with a few …
    3. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
    4. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days

11. Which best describes the scope of "AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec"?

    1. It is unrelated to ai-coding workflows
    2. It applies only to the opposite beginner tier
    3. It focuses on Convert a one-paragraph spec into a working CLI with arg parsing, help text, error handling, and a s
    4. It was deprecated in 2024 and no longer relevant

12. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

    1. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
    2. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
    3. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days
    4. What AI does well here

13. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

    1. What AI cannot do
    2. Instead of f, try favoriteColor.
    3. Be honest about AI involvement — reviewers can tell anyway.
    4. Identify flags fully ramped or fully off for >30 days

14. Which of the following is a concept covered in AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

    1. arg parsing
    2. CLI design
    3. exit code
    4. smoke test

15. Which of the following is a concept covered in AI for Coding: Build a Small CLI Tool From a Plain-English Spec?

    1. CLI design
    2. exit code
    3. arg parsing
    4. smoke test