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UX patterns for CLI tools
(lucasfcosta.com)
Is this written using chatgpt? Not complaining, just asking
Some good thoughts but hard to read.
IMO it's true that CLI programs often have bad UX, and it's why I really appreciate tldr. I constantly make aliases/wrappers/scripts around programs, or trawl through my Ctrl+R to find the way I did something before even for programs I use on a semi-regular basis. Was it remove or del or delete or uninstall? On a GUI there's just one button to click. Also, tab-completion on commands is great when it's there - I think more programs should aspire to ship autocompletions.