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I don’t see your point. I think we have to go back to basics.

GUIs can be and are widely used for expression. I already listed many examples that touch on wide array of human creativity and creation.

I’m not trying to bring down CLIs. I take issue only when people claim that GUIs are not for expression.

Why does Photoshop have to be good at word processing in order for it to be a valuable tool for expression?



I think GUIs and CLIs can both be "valuable tools for expression".

But Photoshop is an example of something that's particularly good for the GUI. It's not representative of most things that people do when they're interacting with a computer.


Yeah, so you are agreeing with me and disagreeing with the author. His analogy sucks.

GUIs and CLIs are for expression.




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