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The fact that some CLIs have terrible UX does not invalidate the idea of CLIs.
by NateEag 6y ago
The fact that some CLIs have terrible UX does not invalidate the idea of CLIs.
- lostmsu 6y agoIt does invalidate the parable though.
- NateEag 6y agoHow so? I read the parable as being about the infinite number of ways icons and GUIs can be interpreted, thus making their inherent discoverability and clarity low. I don't see how listing CLI commands with terrible UX invalidates that point.
- lostmsu 6y agoBecause there's really no difference between terrible command line argument names and terrible icons for the same commands.
- NateEag 6y agoThat may be true, but I think the parable is about well-chosen cases, not the bad ones. Icons don't have an intrinsic meaning the way words do, so some percentage of people will find brand-new interpretations for icons, to a larger extent than will happen with words. That was my interpretation, at least.
- lostmsu 6y ago> Icons don't have an intrinsic meaning the way words do This is completely backwards. Icons can have intrinsic meanings - they can literally depict an object or an action from the real world. Words are pure abstracts humans made up, and can not exist outside of the context.