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> I find it strange how most of these terminal-based AI coding agents have ended up with these attempts at making text UIs flashy. Its next gen script kids.
by bdhcuidbebe 1y ago
> I find it strange how most of these terminal-based AI coding agents have ended up with these attempts at making text UIs flashy.
Its next gen script kids.
- jrm4 1y agoIf true, GOOD. I 100% unironically believe we're better off more script kiddies today, not fewer.
- wglb 1y agoOut of curiosity, why is that?
- anp 1y agoNot GP but as a 90s kid who didn’t learn programming until my 20s my impression is that script kiddies with cute hacks are a huge source of creativity. And maybe even playful tools, which I personally enjoy. Something about not focusing on deep programming or tech maybe makes it easier to just have fun and accomplish your goals.
- jrm4 1y agoYup, similar to other comment. I fear that todays kids are too compliant on everything; the script kiddie ethos at the time still wasn't primarily clear fraud, just chaos. Which, yeah, I think we could use a little of that now.
- johnisgood 1y agoAnd I stepped up to being a software engineer from being a script kiddie at first. I was a script kiddie, I exploited games too when I was a kid, and so on.
- jdbohrman 1y agoThat's actually quite based
- anthk 1y agoUhm, you forgot ANSI animations from BBS, stuff like the BB demo from AALIB, aafire, midnight commander with tons of colours, mocp with the same... Flashy stuff for the terminal it's not new. Heck, in late 90's/early 00's everyone tired e17 and eterm at least once. And then KDE3 with XRender extensions with more fancy stuff on terminals and the like, plus compositor effects with xcompmgr and later, compiz. But I'm old fashioned. I prefer iomenu+xargs+nvi and custom macros.
- JTbane 1y agoSome really old heads told me that syntax highlighting is a gimmick. I can't imagine looking at code without it.