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by gurkendoktor
5104 days ago
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> Complaining about command line's usability being difficult is same as complaining about an Airplane's cockpit. The cockpit is an interface (a GUI even) tailored for flying. The command line is an interface tailored mainly for administration and automation with a focus on text and files. A broom is tailored for cleaning the office and I use it when I have to. But what does this all have to do with what a programmer generally should be able to do? I know the stereotype of the dumb Java/Eclipse programmer that apparently upsets you, and they certainly don't embrace the command line. But please, that does not imply that hating the command line turns one into a worse programmer. > You are taking it personally. (Not me, but:) You jump from not being comfortable with the command to getting dumber by the day, then eventually being obsolete. It's not really hard to read some elitism into that. Same for: > A tool like git is not designed to be a toy or recreation software. > Therefore it is designed to cover features in that direction, for programmers. Not for your ordinary user ... |
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