Command-Line Tool Design: Flags, Config Files, Output, and Help Text

A practical two-hour session on Command-Line Tool Design, focused on Flags, Config Files, Output, and Help Text. Attendees work through concrete engineering tradeoffs, review examples, and leave with a checklist they can apply in real team projects.

Audience: entry-level and intermediate developers who want a practical engineering session, not a language tour.

Outcomes:

• Explain the practical boundaries of Command-Line Tool Design
• Apply Flags in a small working example
• Apply Config Files in a small working example
• Apply Output in a small working example

Format: two hours with a short framing walkthrough, a concrete example, discussion of tradeoffs, and a closing checklist for practice.