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> On the input side, it’s easier and faster to click than it is to type. I disagree with this. It may be easier, but it is in no way faster. For those who don'

> On the input side, it’s easier and faster to click than it is to type. I disagree with this. It may be easier, but it is in no way faster. For those who don't use computers very often I can see it being slower. But for people who use computers on a daily basis, for mice to still be a commonly used input device is disappointing. With constant context switches, moving an object across the desk with you wrist, while keeping your fingers in the same place to click, and carefully putting the cursor just in the right place isn't nearly as fast as the same interface using typing. Or comfortable for that matter. I'm not saying I disagree with the article as a whole. EDIT: typo

pjc50 8y ago
Unfortunately that's an argument for CLIs, not "chatbots".
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mbowcutt 8y ago
The GUI makes a computer easy to use, while the CLI makes a specific job quick to execute.
- kyleperik 8y ago
  I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too. I think CLIs have stuck around for so long for their consistency. You type something and press return. The web on the other end of a spectrum is full of surprises and therefore requires something to be able to handle it's unpredictability. Who knows what is really going to happen if I press Tab here? Will it really bring me to the next field or some random link in the other side of the page? I wouldn't doubt that once the web finally settled down from this hype, people will find ways to get the full potential out of both GUI and the keyboard in a consistent way. The web is the only reason I need a mouse during work anymore.
  - rahimnathwani 8y ago
    "I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too." Yup. Spreadsheets proved this many years ago.
- Angostura 8y ago
  Unless there is a single icon that can be clicked to invoke that job

pjc50 8y ago

Unfortunately that's an argument for CLIs, not "chatbots".

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mbowcutt 8y ago

The GUI makes a computer easy to use, while the CLI makes a specific job quick to execute.

kyleperik 8y ago
I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too. I think CLIs have stuck around for so long for their consistency. You type something and press return. The web on the other end of a spectrum is full of surprises and therefore requires something to be able to handle it's unpredictability. Who knows what is really going to happen if I press Tab here? Will it really bring me to the next field or some random link in the other side of the page? I wouldn't doubt that once the web finally settled down from this hype, people will find ways to get the full potential out of both GUI and the keyboard in a consistent way. The web is the only reason I need a mouse during work anymore.
- rahimnathwani 8y ago
  "I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too." Yup. Spreadsheets proved this many years ago.
Angostura 8y ago
Unless there is a single icon that can be clicked to invoke that job