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> GUIs and "UX" are generally antithetical to making a computer do what it does best I agree with you, but although CLIs are explicitly automatable, they are a
by copperx 10y ago
> GUIs and "UX" are generally antithetical to making a computer do what it does best
I agree with you, but although CLIs are explicitly automatable, they are almost never are because most operations are one time deals. If you have evet set up a Linux server I think you'll understand what I mean. The CLI is also a usability nightmare with no discoverability.
- cestith 10y agoI use configuration management tools to set up multiple nearly identical Linux servers with nearly identical configurations. It's totally repeatable. Look into Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or SaltStack.