@property - take it behind the woodshed and shoot it?

[H. S. Teoh]

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 04:42:39PM +0100, TommiT wrote:
[...]
> But are you really arguing that: "there can be nothing better than
> plain text for programmers to declare their intent". I wonder why we
> even have graphic operating systems, if graphic elements don't make
> thing easier to use and understand.
[...]

I wonder the same thing too. I'm a CLI fanatic. ;-)

And in fact, I honestly find GUI's a pain to use, due to their
non-scriptability and needless reliance on the rodent. Yes, it makes
things more appealing to the eye, but easier to use is arguable (there
are too many GUI apps out there that are clearly written by people who
have no idea what UI design means), and ease of understanding is also
questionable (ever used a GUI app with icons that require clairvoyance
to figure out what it means?).

Some tasks are more suited for GUI interfaces, like image editing, 3D
modelling, etc.. But I find GUIs to be an unnecessary waste of resources
on most other tasks.

But yes, I know I'm in the minority, and I'm quite OK with that.


T

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