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Indeed. I've seen two AS/400 via Telnet(-like) systems replaced with a modern GUI (first case) and a web based GUI (second case) and aside from all the usual p
by noir_lord 9y ago
Indeed.
I've seen two AS/400 via Telnet(-like) systems replaced with a modern GUI (first case) and a web based GUI (second case) and aside from all the usual problems associated with an en masse migration they ended up been far slower for the end user.
TUI's with complete keyboard shortcuts are just hard to beat for domain specific software.
Things like "Click Orders - Click Open - Click Create New Order" vs SHIFT+F9.
The other thing is that once your users have learnt the shortcuts they become internalised and they don't even think about them anymore.
I've seen developers where you'd need crowbars and grease to seperate them from vim advocating for replacing a TUI with a web GUI.
That one did make me giggle from the sheer level of irony.
- pablobaz 9y agoNothing to stop you adding the Shift+F9 shortcut to the gui. Gui's are often preferred for the speed at which new hires can use them. In environments with high turnover this is important. You can have the best of both worlds with a GUI that has good shortcuts and clever cursor placement. I agree though that most gui implementations have not put enough effort into this.
- 0x445442 9y agoYep, you want to see ultra effecient computer usage go to Fry's Electronics and watch them wiz around the TUI POS system. Actually that goes for most TUI POS systems like, say, your standard grease smudged terminal at the local UHaul office.