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by danpalmer 1199 days ago
As I said though, there are only so many keys on a keyboard, and only so many combinations one can learn, which is why command palette style interfaces have become so popular.

In VSCode there are probably ~1000 actions I can perform, and maybe ~50 keyboard shortcuts that I use, but I can still access all those actions quickly and fairly efficiently. This shows the value of command line interfaces.
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indymike 1198 days ago
OS integration is critical when it comes to keyboard shortcuts, especially for non-Web where there's expectations set by the shell (TUI) or the GUI.
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BaculumMeumEst 1199 days ago
But if you’re building an interactive tool and choosing between a gui and a tui, you could just build a gui with a command palette.
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danpalmer 1198 days ago
My point is not that terminals themselves are good, but that there's clearly value in a terminal-style interface where commands are input instead of buttons clicked.

The original comment was suggesting that the value was outdated, but I think command palettes are a good counter-example.

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