On 04/03/2016 08:08 AM, Xen wrote:
Anton Aylward schreef op 02-04-16 22:35:
I should add that even at the various client sites, from SMB to national banks, the IT staff seem to prefer GUI; perhaps that's, again, the influence of Windows.
You know, the implication of that statement must probably be that such influence would be a bad thing.
At the same time you can see it as a good thing as well, it's just an influence.
Maybe you should see it as "Now that I have experienced this (GUI) thing, I don't want the other thing anymore".
I see it as an issue of "cognitive load". The whole GUI thing is there that you don't need to be an uber-specialist in networking to set up the router, the wifi, the ATA.
A GUI depends almost solely on recognition. A CLI depends in large part on remembering.
You can see easily which will be easier to use.
While a valid point, its more that just that, the GUI may embody many commands, do checks to make sure the input is sensible and consistent. A CLI may be a series of commands that need the same string as a parameter for a number of them and typing it over and over risks error.
I forget stuff all the time.
You'll do more of that as you get older. If you get married you have to remember anniversaries and birthdays. All easily forgettable.
The only reason I can use Vim is because of muscle memory.
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