The Command Line Comeback

It’s a little depressing that these days we mainly use computers to consume fast and react fast. Task management turns us into more productive human machines. Rather conveniently for managers, human machines have higher predictability and lower inherent value – they’re easy to automate, replace, and erase.

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Before GUIs, every computer interface was a command-line interface (CLI). You typed memorised text-based commands into an input. This certainly kept the screen free of clutter but had several downsides. It was difficult to remember what commands were available. You couldn't see the current state of the system. Everything was hidden away b

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“We made painting feel like typing, when we should have made typing feel like painting.” Our Interfaces Have Lost Their Senses by @Wattenberger https://t.co/zcXe0WAbyP