[bb0wn]

There is no 'overcoming' of command-line bullshittery -- it's a barrier to entry and computer professionals should be glad that it's non-trivial to become productive with your environment -- the time that you put into becoming fluent in POSIX and all the requisite pays off 10x. It makes you that much more valuable to have put in the time to learn an interface that is powerful.

It's hard because there is a lot you can do with it, both in research and in the workplace. I am really biased against software people who are not good with their tools. I don't want to work with people that are counting on their fingers and toes trying to get stuff done -- I want to work with people who embrace the tools and take pride in using them well. Is playing the scales keyboard bullshittery, or the fundamental skill required of being able to play beautiful music?

[robotresearcher]

It's one thing to be proud of building an accomplished skillset. But it's another to be glad that other people don't have access to that power.

[bb0wn]

I'm not glad that others don't have it -- I'm just glad that it's non-trivial because it means that learning it is an accomplishment worthy of taking pride in. As far as it being a barrier to entry is concerned, I think that having to learn something that is not-so-simple to become a professional separates the wheat from the chaff in the same way that someone like a professional exam or certification would. I have worked with newbs in the past who don't know how to use their tools correctly, and they're usually a net negative re: productivity on a project.