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> iTerm2 is the world's most popular terminal emulator Is iTerm2 really that popular? I used it in the past but then I found the stock mac terminal.app works j

> iTerm2 is the world's most popular terminal emulator Is iTerm2 really that popular? I used it in the past but then I found the stock mac terminal.app works just fine. And I'm a pretty extensive terminal monkey.. just don't want to install more apps unless there's a significant benefit. The AI feature in this instance is interesting but not quite compelling enough to risk sacrificing my currently very snappy and responsive CLI experience.

leftcenterright 2y ago
2 posts on HN front page about it right now [1] and 3 within 12 hours [2], seems quite popular :) 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40428032 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40428032 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425428 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425428
verdverm 2y ago
I wonder if the VS Code terminal is now the most popular. Since I migrated back to a Mac, I have also chosen VS Code, and have no need for the builtin terminal or iterm
Patrick_Devine 2y ago
My biggest issue w/ stock terminal.app is the rendering is terrible compared to iTerm. Try running `docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/pdevine/thisisfine` on both terminal.app and iterm2. Terminal.app completely butchers the line spacing.
adamomada 2y ago
I think that terminal usage is either non-existent (Windows cmd.exe or Mac users and Terminal.app) or so fragmented (Linux) that a small share of Mac devs specifically choosing the same alternative and actually using it puts it high on the list. Just a guess and I’d still like to know how they came up with it
wrs 2y ago
It has lots of potential killer features, depending on your workflow. To name one example, the tmux integration is great.
- metadat 2y ago
  A bit conflicted here, as I don't want to add the -CC flags to my tmux scripts, because all bespoke scripts already work great and are totally cross platform regardless of which term-emu is in use. It's a consistent experience across the board. In the past I was really into iTerm2, when I was new to being a sw developer. Now I've learned to appreciate and favor having "good enough" tools available universally. I also suspect there are tons of terminal.app users out there who'd never bother to comment about it on a message board, because they're busy getting stuff done and then simply move on with life.

leftcenterright 2y ago

2 posts on HN front page about it right now [1] and 3 within 12 hours [2], seems quite popular :) 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40428032 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40428032 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425428 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425428

verdverm 2y ago

I wonder if the VS Code terminal is now the most popular. Since I migrated back to a Mac, I have also chosen VS Code, and have no need for the builtin terminal or iterm

Patrick_Devine 2y ago

My biggest issue w/ stock terminal.app is the rendering is terrible compared to iTerm. Try running `docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/pdevine/thisisfine` on both terminal.app and iterm2. Terminal.app completely butchers the line spacing.

adamomada 2y ago

I think that terminal usage is either non-existent (Windows cmd.exe or Mac users and Terminal.app) or so fragmented (Linux) that a small share of Mac devs specifically choosing the same alternative and actually using it puts it high on the list. Just a guess and I’d still like to know how they came up with it

wrs 2y ago

It has lots of potential killer features, depending on your workflow. To name one example, the tmux integration is great.

metadat 2y ago
A bit conflicted here, as I don't want to add the -CC flags to my tmux scripts, because all bespoke scripts already work great and are totally cross platform regardless of which term-emu is in use. It's a consistent experience across the board. In the past I was really into iTerm2, when I was new to being a sw developer. Now I've learned to appreciate and favor having "good enough" tools available universally. I also suspect there are tons of terminal.app users out there who'd never bother to comment about it on a message board, because they're busy getting stuff done and then simply move on with life.