Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline
by vetinari on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @05:36AM
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There are always advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. I always shudder when I recollect configuring IIS using GUI ;).
CLI does not need to manipulate text only necessarily, see the command line in AutoCAD for example.
But yes, GUI in many cases is a better way, I wouldn't want to have cli-only Photoshop-like app (or even cli-only CAD modeller). The point is to recognize effectivity of both approaches for a given problem, at the given abstraction level.
CLI does not need to manipulate text only necessarily, see the command line in AutoCAD for example.
But yes, GUI in many cases is a better way, I wouldn't want to have cli-only Photoshop-like app (or even cli-only CAD modeller). The point is to recognize effectivity of both approaches for a given problem, at the given abstraction level.