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by throwaway7645 3033 days ago
Why remove the GUI stuff?
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RodgerTheGreat 3033 days ago
No commercial demand.

The K2 GUI was very handy for programmers, for rapid prototyping, but it is impractical to use it for making visually polished UIs you would give to a customer.

If a feature of K doesn't pull its weight, it is removed.

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throwaway7645 3033 days ago
Gotcha...I would assume to leave it in for use in interactive data analysis, but if you REALLY want to keep things small...
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RodgerTheGreat 3033 days ago
Arthur starts over completely from scratch with each major release, and abhors drawing in dependencies. It's a good strategy for traveling light.
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