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Comment by rzzzt

2 years ago

I was just trying to address the parent and others' doubt that a graphical user interface can be thought of as a command-based paradigm, seen in these threads:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36395727

The designers behind the examples mentioned wanted to expose and capitalize on the connection between traditional "type command" CLI and "press button, drag rectangle" GUI workflows.

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