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Perhaps the problem is that the new paradigm is not so clearly superior to the old one. GUIs have huge advantages over text based computers for productivity. Do
by leoedin 13y ago
Perhaps the problem is that the new paradigm is not so clearly superior to the old one. GUIs have huge advantages over text based computers for productivity. Does touch actually have that many advantages over a mouse and keyboard for someone sitting at a desk? I'd probably choose a touchscreen over a laptop touchpad, but I'd definitely choose a mouse over a touchscreen for most of the actual work I do.
- wolfgke 13y ago> GUIs have huge advantages over text based computers for productivity. Then why prefer many programmers to work using the command line for many tasks? ;-)
- leoedin 13y agoI think if you're doing the same task a lot then a command line based workflow can be very productive. However, the big advantages GUIs have is that they allow the discovery of new functions. Reading the man page for a command line application is complex and often quite confusing, while a well designed GUI will often allow you to easily find the functionality you want with a tiny bit of trial and error.