way of the hax0r

Gorgo, Queen of Sparta’s free, evolving books that help students develop hacker skills.

Hacking means exploring the limits of what is possible in a spirit of playful cleverness. The series takes you from n00b to console punk to hacker & modder to guru to 1337 hax0r, one book at a time, building understanding and independent problem-solving skills layer by layer.

Books

n00b to console punk

Beta. The first book in the series. It makes you comfortable with UNIX and Windows shells, terminal applications, command composition, editors, and filesystem work on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Bash, zsh, PowerShell, and Command Prompt are covered side by side, and every chapter ends with Key Points, a Level Up section for going further, and exercises.

AI Usage

We use AI like crazy! Claude is our best bud. He’s super great at keeping everything consistent and accurate. It’s still a lot of work though, but we couldn’t have done it without him.