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by dagmx 661 days ago
I think CLI tools can help compartmentalise functionality and that can be helpful.

But I think they can also obscure functionality the same way as a GUI tool.

Take git for example, it’s much easier to visualize how it works from a GUI. Squashing is also faster in a GUI. But some other operations are clearer when you’re giving every flag yourself.

Ultimately I think it comes down to the UX of something regardless of the form of UI it’s presented in.