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> Writing commands is inherently the most accessible form of controlling computers Not if you don't know enough of the commands and have to research every one
by slfnflctd 19d ago
> Writing commands is inherently the most accessible form of controlling computers
Not if you don't know enough of the commands and have to research every one you need, and it's for a problem you likely won't encounter again. Oh, and you have to do this without breaking anything. To say this can slow a person down is a dramatic understatement.
There is a reason menus were invented very early on in computing history, well before 1970.
- Xirdus 19d agoMost accessible, not most convenient/efficient/easy to learn. It's very very hard to beat entering text in terms of how many people on Earth are physically capable of doing it (considering all the available methods, including text to speech).