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The most gorgeous UI to me looks something like this: cmd arg1 arg2 ... or shell> cmd response shell> cmd2 response2 The simplicity, clarity and c
by mkramlich 12y ago
The most gorgeous UI to me looks something like this:
cmd arg1 arg2 ...
or
shell> cmd
response
shell> cmd2
response2
The simplicity, clarity and composability is hard to beat. And though you do gain certain benefits when you present a GUI (esp with pointing device), of course, you also lose a lot. Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder, it's also in your brain.
- noodle 12y agoGood UI is relative to the product functionality and the goals of its users. The command line is good UI for some things and bad for others. Its certainly not universally good.
- wodenokoto 12y agoI think you and many other are misunderstanding the point of these articles. They are NOT about designing user interfaces. They are NOT about how to architect some infrastructure. They are about how to paint these things so they look pretty when you present them to people.