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In the Beginning Was the Command Line (1999)

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412 points conanxin | 1 comments | 27 Jul 24 06:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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yetihehe ◴[27 Jul 24 07:08 UTC] No.41084948[source]▶
My favourite part explaining how unix/linux users feel regarding windows: 'THE HOLE HAWG OF OPERATING SYSTEMS'.

This essay should be a mandatory reading for all CS students and anyone wanting to call himself hacker.

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chuchurocka ◴[27 Jul 24 11:55 UTC] No.41085979[source]▶
I teach data analytics and it’s required reading on the first week. It doesn’t soften the blow of throwing people in the CLI but provides perspective to why I am.
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1. askvictor ◴[27 Jul 24 23:14 UTC] No.41090040[source]▶
Just tell them it's the 'chat interface' to the computer.