Comment by zahlman
2 days ago
Would Linux similarly be better if we wrote e.g. "cu list" instead of "ls", "cu change" instead of "cd", etc.? (The "cu" stands for "coreutils", of course.) Because it seems to me like the same arguments apply. I was already thinking of uv as a "project manager" and I understand that intended scope, and even respect the undertaking. My point is that I don't believe that labeling all the tasks under that scope like this actually improves the UX.
Maybe I'm wrong about that. But I don't know that it can actually be A/B tested fairly, given network effects (people teaching each other or proselytizing to each other about the new way).
I don't think Linux would be better with a `cu` prefix for coreutils, but I do think git would be worse without a `git` prefix. I think it's ultimately a question of user expectations, and I think user expectations around packaging tooling in particular have shifted towards the Go and Rust styles of providing a "namespace" tool that provides a single verb-style interface for developer actions.