You seem to be implying that modern GUIs have reached a level of maturity that approximates perfection. I really think that's a bit of a stretch. Why would the

You seem to be implying that modern GUIs have reached a level of maturity that approximates perfection. I really think that's a bit of a stretch. Why would there be so much effort among technical people to avoid using GUIs, either by using programs that run in a terminal or by memorizing hotkeys, if our current GUIs are perfect for the tasks we want them to perform? I doubt you'd get non-technical people to agree that today's GUIs are perfect, either; in my experience, they find them frustrating at best.