UX patterns for CLI tools
UX patterns for CLI tools
Most technical people choose GUIs not because GUIs are the best tool for the job. People choose GUIs because the CLI alternatives usually suck.
Is this written using chatgpt? Not complaining, just asking
Some good thoughts but hard to read.
IMO it's true that CLI programs often have bad UX, and it's why I really appreciate tldr. I constantly make aliases/wrappers/scripts around programs, or trawl through my Ctrl+R to find the way I did something before even for programs I use on a semi-regular basis. Was it
removeordelordeleteoruninstall? On a GUI there's just one button to click. Also, tab-completion on commands is great when it's there - I think more programs should aspire to ship autocompletions.Also the abbreviations sometimes make me fear that maybe I'm misremembering a name and I'm triggering something dangerous, and I have to double check before using. (Not helping me too much because my memory/concentration/attention is not so good.)