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> Better not render any graphics! Unironically a good idea. Graphics have always been a mistake - most engineers would agree that if we stuck with very basic o
by spoils19 4y ago
> Better not render any graphics!
Unironically a good idea. Graphics have always been a mistake - most engineers would agree that if we stuck with very basic output, our software would be in a much better place than today (and more usable, too!)
- mmcnl 4y agoEngineers are not UX designers, so their opinion on UX has little value imo.
- sunjester 4y agoEngineers can't be users?
- rolph 4y agoonce you become an engineer you cant unsee it very easily, your user vision is now tainted by a higher understanding of problems, rather than feeling frustrated at {FOO = FAIL} bugs and submitting a complaint comment.
- mmcnl 4y agoSure, but their opinion isn't more valuable just because they happen to be engineers as well.
- bil7 4y agosource on most engineers?
- turmeric_root 4y agoI don't understand this, how would you create a program to help explore (for example) a 2D coordinate space without any visual aids?
- quickthrower2 4y agoJameson street: (10,220)->(4,110) Queens lane: (10,220)->(1,55) ... ... You are at: (15,220) Turn left at the next intersection.
- brewdad 4y agoWest of House You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
- spoils19 4y agoIt may be worth evaluating why we need to explore this space through computing in the first place? Pen and paper have never failed us before, nor has actually traveling to the space in question.
- turmeric_root 4y agogenerally speaking, computers are faster at performing calculations than humans. this can be beneficial for humans, as if they are able to convert a problem (for example, mapping the densities of functions over a 2D space) into a purely mathematical one, humans are able to save significant time and effort.
- Bancakes 4y agoHow about we don't revert 40 years of progress in the name of security theater and frugality
- behnamoh 4y agoi both agree and disagree with this. on one hand, it’s true that having everything run in CLI mode would probably make programs truly cross platform. for example, recently I had to use namebenchmark to find the best DNS for my needs. on the M1 mac, the program cannot be run since it’s 32 bit. but i managed to simply run it in a terminal instead by calling its python script (used version 2.7). now i get to run this app on any platform since python is also cross platform. but the GUI version would not be easily ported to linux, windows, etc. on the other hand, most users are not like me. they want something they can interact with using a mouse, and they often use keyboard only to enter words, not commands or shortcuts. so GUI has definitely a place in today’s world.