On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:57:14PM -0600, Modulok wrote: > Learning to use a command line at first feels really clunky and primitive, but > eventually it eclipses most GUI's and IDE's in terms of speed and the tools > available. You can also ooze right into system administration without much > effort.
Perhaps the hardest part about using the command line is *discoverability*. There is nothing even close to the equivalent of clicking on a menu to see what commands are available. If you have a bad memory for commands you use only once every six months, like I do, you'll forever be googling for "how do I do X on Linux?" type questions. "Oh yeah, that's right, it's such-and-such a command." But if you can get past that, and I understand that commandlines are not for everyone, they are *much* more powerful and efficient than graphical applications, for many (although not all!) tasks. -- Steven _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
