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>not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity that doesn't make complete sense, in unixland it's old-timers who understand the beauty of silence and brevity, whi

>not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity that doesn't make complete sense, in unixland it's old-timers who understand the beauty of silence and brevity, while novices scan the screen/page around the new prompt for evidence that something happened

Vinnl 2y ago
If I didn't know any better, I'd have thought they weren't entirely serious.
kstrauser 2y ago
Ed helps induce novices into the way of the old-timers because it loves them and wants them to be happy.