diff --git a/scripts/run.ps1 b/scripts/run.ps1
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run.ps1
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+param(
+    [ValidateSet("Debug", "Release")]
+    [string]$Configuration = "Release"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$Root = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..")
+$Project = Join-Path $Root "src\LittleSim\LittleSim.csproj"
+
+Push-Location $Root
+try {
+    dotnet build LittleSim.sln -c $Configuration
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        exit $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
+
+    dotnet run --project $Project -c $Configuration --no-build @args
+    exit $LASTEXITCODE
+}
+finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
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index 0000000..51b8afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIGURATION="${CONFIGURATION:-Release}"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -c | --configuration)
+            CONFIGURATION="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+dotnet build LittleSim.sln -c "$CONFIGURATION"
+dotnet run --project src/LittleSim/LittleSim.csproj -c "$CONFIGURATION" --no-build "$@"