"The command line is still the best tool for some jobs—many jobs, in fact. A mouse-driven point-and-click interface essentially reduces the user to pointing at something on the screen and grunting, 'DO! DO THAT!' at the computer."
"At the time, I'd been forced into regular bash usage at work as I took over the day-to-day administration of Boeing Houston's fleet of then-brand-new EMC Celerra NSX enterprise NAS appliances, and while there were GUI management options available, the environment I'd inherited was firmly held together by bash scripts."
"I began to realize that something as simple as the command line could provide a level of control and efficiency that graphical interfaces often lack, allowing for more complex operations to be executed with precision."
The command line has proven to be an essential tool for various tasks, despite the rise of graphical user interfaces. Users can communicate more precisely with the computer through commands rather than relying on point-and-click methods. The author's transition from Windows to Linux was influenced by the necessity of using bash for managing enterprise NAS appliances, leading to a deeper appreciation for the command line's capabilities and flexibility in performing complex tasks efficiently.
Read at Ars Technica
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]