Re:Tmux is worse-is-better
by mmis1000 on Sunday May 26, 2024 @02:32AM
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> parsing each keystroke twice
I think it's an unavoidable cost for any remote re-attachable system. No matter it's tmux/vnc/whatever remote protocol. But even in all these options. Tmux is still the lightest weight among them. Which can runs on a 500mb-memory vm totally fine. Spin up a actual desktop is way way more heavier than a terminal emulator like tmux. And allow you to split the terminal is just a free bonus tmux provided.
In an ideal world, connection can live forever, so re-attachable protocols like those are totally unnecessary. But in reality, the network sucks often.
I think it's an unavoidable cost for any remote re-attachable system. No matter it's tmux/vnc/whatever remote protocol. But even in all these options. Tmux is still the lightest weight among them. Which can runs on a 500mb-memory vm totally fine. Spin up a actual desktop is way way more heavier than a terminal emulator like tmux. And allow you to split the terminal is just a free bonus tmux provided.
In an ideal world, connection can live forever, so re-attachable protocols like those are totally unnecessary. But in reality, the network sucks often.