Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying."
by win311fwg on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:00PM
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> Why do you think CLIs and TUI are making a huge comeback.
1. Terminals finally got some design attention and became beautiful.
2. The apps within those terminals are now easily able to inherit that beauty.
It is most definitely still possible to create an ugly CLI/TUI, but it is harder to do so under the constraints imposed on them as compared to when you have free rein over a GUI. For every CLI/TUI we're seeing these days someone has also created a GUI that does the same thing, but the GUI UIs are ugly compared to the equivalent CLI/TUI options.
A world-class designer can make a GUI great, but the vast majority of designers are average at best. Restricting their design freedom increases the chances that they'll create something decent than if they had full freedom to exhibit their lack of design skill.
1. Terminals finally got some design attention and became beautiful.
2. The apps within those terminals are now easily able to inherit that beauty.
It is most definitely still possible to create an ugly CLI/TUI, but it is harder to do so under the constraints imposed on them as compared to when you have free rein over a GUI. For every CLI/TUI we're seeing these days someone has also created a GUI that does the same thing, but the GUI UIs are ugly compared to the equivalent CLI/TUI options.
A world-class designer can make a GUI great, but the vast majority of designers are average at best. Restricting their design freedom increases the chances that they'll create something decent than if they had full freedom to exhibit their lack of design skill.