GUIs Over Terminal: Speed-Running DOS Era
Nat Eliason
Author & Founder, Independent
"We're speed-running the DOS era. We had terminal for two months and now GUIs are back. Managing multiple projects, switching models mid-session, clicking to spin up dev servers—this is just better than working in terminal besides looking cool in a coffee shop."
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