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by scotu 1775 days ago
> If someone finds terminal commands "obscure", I'd hate to see what their SQL looks like, in which case maybe they shouldn't be running a database server

I think you are wrong. You are gatekeeping something extremely basic like a database from 1. beginners, 2. hobbyists, 3. even professionals that might have a different background than you (sql server on windows? Back when I used to write software for windows server, while using linux on my personal laptop, the command line was all but necessary), 4. my laptop died, I have to lead a dev workshop in 3 hours and I just got a new laptop but I don't have a full blown system that sets up my dev env because I literally have to do it once every 5+ years when I get a new computer, 5. more..

And I'm saying this as somebody who would probably go for the "command line" solution in most situations.