diff --git a/as-bootstrap.sh b/as-bootstrap.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-b|--build] [-m|--make] <new-project-name>"
+  echo
+  echo "Options:"
+  echo "  -m, --make     After cmake, run 'make' inside the build directory (requires make)"
+  echo "  -h, --help     Show this help"
+  echo
+  echo "Example: $0 -b my_project" 
+  exit 1
+}
+
+DO_MAKE=0
+
+while [[ ${1:-} == -* ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -m|--make) DO_MAKE=1; shift ;;
+    -h|--help) usage ;;
+    --) shift; break ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2; usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+raw_name="$1"
+name="${raw_name#@}"
+src="as_template"
+dest="${name}"
+
+if [ -e "$dest" ]; then
+  echo "Error: destination '$dest' already exists" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$0: COPY: $src -> $dest..."
+cp -a -- "$src" "$dest"
+
+echo "$0: MOVE: $src/as_template.cpp -> $dest/${name}.cpp..."
+mv "$dest/as_template.cpp" "$dest/${name}.cpp"
+
+echo "$0: REPLACE: 'as_template' -> '$name' in all files in $dest..."
+sed -i "s/as_template/${name}/g" "$dest"/*
+
+echo "Preparing build directory and running cmake..."
+
+cd "$dest" && mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake ..
+echo "CMake finished (see $dest/build)."
+
+if [ "$DO_MAKE" -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "Make option enabled. Building with make..."
+
+  if command -v nproc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    NPROCS=$(nproc)
+  elif getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    NPROCS=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+  else
+    NPROCS=1
+  fi
+
+  make -j"$NPROCS"
+  echo "Make finished."
+fi
+
+echo "Created new assignment '$dest'."
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/as_template/CMakeLists.txt b/as_template/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+project(as_template CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+
+# adding this option to make clangd work
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+add_subdirectory(../raylib-cpp raylib)
+
+add_executable(as_template as_template.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(as_template PUBLIC raylib raylib_cpp)
diff --git a/as_template/README.md b/as_template/README.md
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+# Building and Running
+
+Clone the repository, navigate to the root of the project, and initialize the
+submodules:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/humanoidsandvichdispenser/cs381.git
+cd cs381
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+```
+
+Navigate to the `as_template` directory, create a build directory, and run CMake to
+generate the build files:
+
+```sh
+cd as_template
+mkdir -p build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+```
+
+Compile the code using `make`:
+
+```sh
+make
+```
+
+This should create an executable named `as_template` in the `build` directory. You can
+run the executable with the following command:
+
+```sh
+./as_template
+```
+
+# Instructions on how to use the program
diff --git a/as_template/as_template.cpp b/as_template/as_template.cpp
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+#include "Color.hpp"
+#include "raylib.h"
+#include <raylib-cpp.hpp>
+
+int main() {
+    raylib::Window window(800, 600, "CS381 - Assignment 0");
+    window.SetState(FLAG_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
+
+    window.SetTargetFPS(60); // save cpu cycles
+
+    while (!window.ShouldClose()) {
+        window.BeginDrawing();
+
+        window.ClearBackground(raylib::Color::RayWhite());
+
+        window.EndDrawing();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}