A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation

Re:A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation by executesorder66 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:24AM (#30598099)

> iTerm2 is perhaps the best terminal app on any platform

I'm curious (since I very rarely use MacOS) what makes it better than say: Alacritty, kitty, or even something basic like xfce4-terminal?

In terms of responsiveness I can't think of something better than alacritty/kitty.

In terms of everyday basic features something like xfce4-terminal seems to cover everything. Does iTerm2 have features that make everyday usage more pleasant?

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Re:A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation by samieljabali on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @02:28AM (#30611843)

I've recently moved away from iTerm2 to Warp (https://www.warp.dev), and there's no turning back. These guys are onto something big.

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Re:A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation by michlim on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:36PM (#30629765)

Thanks for mentioning us!

We believe implementing platform-specific APIs for each platform, e.g. Objective-C APIs for Mac leads to a better user experience but it is much more challenging to maintain. We're currently building a cross-platform UI framework with that philosophy. Hopefully it will make Mac development easier. Learn more here [1]

[1] https://blog.warp.dev/how-warp-works/

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Re:A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation by zuhsetaqi on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:12AM (#30623964)

Thank you for mentioning it. Never heard of it and it looks very promising

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Re:A brief reflection on Mac software stagnation by noir_lord on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:49AM (#30599301)

I prefer Tilix to iTerm2 honestly.

That said both stay out the way and cause me no issues but I'll pick Cinnamon/Linux over MacOSX ninety nine times out of a hundred anyway.

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