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On Mar 11, 3:59 am, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
wrote:
> GUI

Really? But one of the difficult situations people are describing here
occurs when a file pattern expands into too many files to fit within
the limits of the command line. Can you reasonably expect that the
typical GUI environment will be able to comfortably handle such a
situation? My experience is that it would bog down into incredibly
slow performance if given a directory with thousands of files in it.

> (what about driving cars using an interactive command language?

Driving involves continuous operation with extensive feedback, which
is quite different from a shell language, designed to perform one
operation at a time. But even when it comes to driving, consider what
an ordinary driver does when faced with parking a car in the tight
confines of a parking garage. Using the normal mechanisms, it's quite
easy to misalign the car, hit other cars, bash your mirrors, and so
forth. Using a command language to precisely guide the car might be
just the ticket!