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It's crazy that there's so much extra cruft when it comes to crafting web interfaces when a CLI is most often the most powerful and easiest way to get a job don
by spoils19 4y ago
It's crazy that there's so much extra cruft when it comes to crafting web interfaces when a CLI is most often the most powerful and easiest way to get a job done. Am I just taking crazy pills?
- jakearmitage 4y agoThe real crazy thing is that Delphi/VB got UIs right in the 90s and the JS folks keep reinventing everything.
- asciiresort 4y agoWhat are examples of successful Delphi/VB UIs?
- drath 4y agoDid it, though? I don't think I've used a Delphi/VB-based application like... ever? I've made some myself back in the day and fiddled around with my friend's university assigments, but I can't think of any real world application using it. Maybe you have some examples?
- danielheath 4y agoI loved that era and it was great, but it didn’t handle resizing to fit different screen sizes well at all. I’m still holding out for a similar interface builder that can handle responsive design.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoLayout managers handle window resizing, which heavily overlap. Started using them in the 90s.
- yrgulation 4y agoYou know there may be a market out there for no code ui editors. At least for admin like uis. One that gets it right.
- FinalBriefing 4y agoHow do you write a CLI tool for viewing a photo album? Would Netflex be better suited as a CLI-only interface?
- danogentili 4y agoimv *jpg :)
- madeofpalk 4y agoDid you post this from a CLI?
- lordnacho 4y ago
- 40four 4y agoYou’re not talking crazy pills, but the article is about CSS. That’s like saying, “I don’t understand why we have websites at all.” A very small subset of people know how to use a CLI. We’re talking about building visual interfaces for common consumption. Not tools only developers understand how to use :)