Developer Recreates Windows 3.1 Program Manager in One Hour Using Claude Code
First seen · 9/10/2026, 07:19 PMLatest activity · 9/10/2026, 07:19 PM
Developer Mayuki used Anthropic's Claude Code to recreate Windows 3.1's classic Program Manager (progman.exe) in roughly an hour. Dubbed ReProgman, the MIT-licensed open-source tool weighs under 16MB and runs cross-platform on Windows 11 and macOS via .NET. While it functions as a retro launcher for modern files, the creator wryly noted the novelty lasts about thirty seconds. It offers an amusing, tangible snapshot of modern AI coding agility exhuming legacy interfaces.
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