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Interesting article, but I don't quite get it. I'd imagine that terminal users will often be looking at the last bit of output as they type, and hardly looking
by cannam 9y ago
Interesting article, but I don't quite get it.
I'd imagine that terminal users will often be looking at the last bit of output as they type, and hardly looking at the thing they're typing at all (one glance before hitting Return). They aren't going to notice a bit of latency. And terminals are often used to communicate over networks that introduce a lot more latency than any of the measurements here.
I think, for me, this is a bit like the sales pitch for Alacritty -- fastest terminal ever as long as you don't mind that it doesn't scroll. Someone is using their terminal very differently from the way I use mine.
- blunte 9y agoIt depends how you use a terminal. If you type a lot of commands, and you use emacs keys to jump around within the current line you're typing (like ctrl-p to go up to the previously entered command, ctrl-a to jump to the beginning of the line, replace the first word, etc.), those latencies add up. Basically we want the stuff in our brains to be able to manifest itself as fast as we're thinking it. Already having to drive human hands to make this happen is a big penalty; we don't need unnecessary extra latency if it can be helped. Still waiting for that neural interface... plug me in please.