diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.vscode/settings.json
+Bureaucrat
+*.o
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
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+# **************************************************************************** #
+#                                                                              #
+#                                                         ::::::::             #
+#    Makefile                                           :+:    :+:             #
+#                                                      +:+                     #
+#    By: whaffman <whaffman@student.codam.nl>         +#+                      #
+#                                                    +#+                       #
+#    Created: 2025/03/21 14:50:00 by whaffman      #+#    #+#                  #
+#    Updated: 2025/03/21 14:58:40 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl          #
+#                                                                              #
+# **************************************************************************** #
+
+EX = $(shell find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'ex*' -exec basename {} \;)
+
+all:
+	for ex in $(EX); do \
+		$(MAKE) -C $$ex; \
+	done
+
+clean:
+	for ex in $(EX); do \
+		$(MAKE) -C $$ex clean; \
+	done
+
+fclean:
+	for ex in $(EX); do \
+		$(MAKE) -C $$ex fclean; \
+	done
+
+re:
+	for ex in $(EX); do \
+		$(MAKE) -C $$ex re; \
+	done
+
+.PHONY: all clean fclean re
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diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
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+++ b/common.mk
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+# **************************************************************************** #
+#                                                                              #
+#                                                         ::::::::             #
+#    common.mk                                          :+:    :+:             #
+#                                                      +:+                     #
+#    By: whaffman <whaffman@student.codam.nl>         +#+                      #
+#                                                    +#+                       #
+#    Created: 2025/03/21 15:00:16 by whaffman      #+#    #+#                  #
+#    Updated: 2025/03/21 15:04:44 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl          #
+#                                                                              #
+# **************************************************************************** #
+
+INC    = -I./inc
+VPATH  = src
+# SRC    = $(wildcard *.cpp)
+OBJ    = $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+CC     = c++
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Werror -std=c++11
+
+all: $(NAME)
+
+$(NAME): $(OBJ)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJ) -o $(NAME)
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INC) -c $< -o $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJ)
+
+fclean: clean
+	rm -f $(NAME)
+
+re: fclean all
+
+.PHONY: all clean fclean re
diff --git a/ex00/Makefile b/ex00/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bd9e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ex00/Makefile
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+NAME = Bureaucrat
+SRC = main.cpp Bureaucrat.cpp
+-include ../common.mk
+
diff --git a/ex00/inc/Bureaucrat.hpp b/ex00/inc/Bureaucrat.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d3629d
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+++ b/ex00/inc/Bureaucrat.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <exception>
+
+#define HIGHEST_GRADE 1
+#define LOWEST_GRADE 150
+
+class Bureaucrat 
+{
+private:
+	const std::string _name;
+	int _grade;
+
+public:
+	Bureaucrat() = delete;
+	Bureaucrat(std::string name, int grade);
+	Bureaucrat(Bureaucrat &other);
+	~Bureaucrat();
+	
+	Bureaucrat &operator=(Bureaucrat &other) = delete;
+	
+	Bureaucrat &operator++(); // Pre-increment
+	Bureaucrat operator++(int); // Post-increment
+	Bureaucrat &operator--(); // Pre-decrement
+	Bureaucrat operator--(int); // Post-decrement
+	Bureaucrat &operator+=(int value);
+	Bureaucrat &operator-=(int value);
+	
+	int getGrade() const;
+	const std::string getName() const;
+
+	class GradeTooHighException: public std::exception {
+		const char * what() const throw();
+	};
+
+	class GradeTooLowException: public std::exception {
+		const char *what() const throw();
+	};
+};
diff --git a/ex00/src/Bureaucrat.cpp b/ex00/src/Bureaucrat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52c3d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ex00/src/Bureaucrat.cpp
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+#include "Bureaucrat.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+Bureaucrat::Bureaucrat(std::string name, int grade): _name(name)
+{
+    std::cout << "Bureaucrat parameterized constructor called" << std::endl;
+    if (grade < HIGHEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooHighException());
+    if (grade > LOWEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooLowException());
+    _grade = grade; 
+    std::cout << "Bureaucrat made with the name: " << _name << std::endl;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat::Bureaucrat(Bureaucrat &other) :_name(other._name), _grade(other._grade) 
+{
+    std::cout << "Bureaucrat copy constructor" << std::endl;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat::~Bureaucrat()
+{
+    std::cout << "Bureaucrat deconstructor called" << std::endl;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat &Bureaucrat::operator++() // Pre-increment
+{
+    if (_grade <= HIGHEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooHighException());
+    _grade--;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat Bureaucrat::operator++(int) // Post-increment
+{
+    Bureaucrat temp(*this);
+    ++(*this);
+    return temp;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat &Bureaucrat::operator--() // Pre-decrement
+{
+    if (_grade >= LOWEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooLowException());
+    _grade++;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat Bureaucrat::operator--(int) // Post-decrement
+{
+    Bureaucrat temp(*this);
+    --(*this);
+    return temp;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat &Bureaucrat::operator+=(int value)
+{
+    if (_grade - value < HIGHEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooHighException());
+    _grade -= value;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Bureaucrat &Bureaucrat::operator-=(int value)
+{
+    if (_grade + value > LOWEST_GRADE)
+        throw(Bureaucrat::GradeTooLowException());
+    _grade += value;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+int Bureaucrat::getGrade() const
+{
+    return _grade;
+}
+
+const std::string Bureaucrat::getName() const
+{
+    return _name;
+}
+
+const char * Bureaucrat::GradeTooHighException::what() const throw()
+{
+    return "Grade too high!";
+}
+
+const char * Bureaucrat::GradeTooLowException::what() const throw()
+{
+    return "Grade too low!";
+}
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diff --git a/ex00/src/main.cpp b/ex00/src/main.cpp
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index 0000000..f81c232
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+++ b/ex00/src/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include "Bureaucrat.hpp"
+
+int main (void)
+{
+    Bureaucrat jan("jan", 3);
+    Bureaucrat copy(jan);
+
+    try 
+    {
+        Bureaucrat bob("bob", 0); // This should throw an exception
+    }
+    catch (std::exception &e) 
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Caught exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+    try 
+    {
+        Bureaucrat alice("alice", 151); // This should also throw an exception
+    }
+    catch (std::exception &e) 
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Caught exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+    try 
+    {
+        Bureaucrat charlie("charlie", 1);
+        ++charlie; // This should throw an exception
+    }
+    catch (std::exception &e) 
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Caught exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+    
+
+}