:O'Reilly Network: Why Use a Command Line Instead of Windows?
O'Reilly Network: Why Use a Command Line Instead of Windows?
Nov 16, 2001, 14 :52 UTC (28 Talkback[s]) (11296 reads) (Other stories by Jerry Peek)
"Years ago, I took a class on computer user-interface design. Some of my professor's words have stayed with me since then. One characteristic of a user-friendly system, he told us, is that it does what the user wants. In other words, the most user-friendly system isn't necessarily the simplest one.
If you'd never seen a BMW (or a pick-your-favorite-car), you might think that a horse is the best way to get where you're going: it's easy to use, simple to maintain, and you might see some nice scenery as you (slowly) reach your destination. So why would you want a sophisticated automobile?"