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I would probably agree, but what do you think a better terminal would be like, compared to the traditional ones?
by mongol 6y ago
I would probably agree, but what do you think a better terminal would be like, compared to the traditional ones?
- hhas01 6y agoDoesn’t have the beautiful Display Postscript/LeX-esque typography that I want, and less said about Lots of Irritating Silly Parentheses the better, but even 1980s tech was doing it better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-YnLpLgtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-YnLpLgtk I think there are lessons to be had from the likes of Smalltalk and Logo too. Highly expressive without insane levels of cryptic inconsistent punctuation rules and UX man-traps.
- selfhoster11 6y agoMy attempt at answering that question: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25305383 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25305383