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Things I've learned building a modern TUI Framework (2022)

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mikkelam ◴[11 Aug 24 16:47 UTC] No.41217448[source]▶
Why do software engineers care so much about TUI? I really don't get it. I love a good command line program. But TUI just doesn't appeal to me.
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1. citrin_ru ◴[12 Aug 24 10:51 UTC] No.41223080[source]▶
I use CLI heavily but some tasks GUI suits better and TUI is a middle ground between GUI and CLI - you can continue using your terminal emulator with you favorite font but have a GUI like interface. Also all TUI applications I've used have low response time. Most GUI apps are also has fast interface (most of the time) but all frustratingly slow apps I've used were GUI apps.