CLI's are composable, TUI's usually aren't. They are just a GUI in a terminal with extra restrictions. I do prefer CLI's for most things over a TUI.

> Just look at this thread alone - people accidentally deleting files because navigation and actions are so undiscoverable that if you don't just blindly copy vim, even highly technical people will have no idea how to use your tool.

But is that even a problem? If you are going to use a tool for years, does it matter that in the first few hours it's not super discoverable?