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On Mar 3, 3:00=A0pm, Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> wrote:
>
> Graphical user interfaces are how *all* computer programs now
> communicate and interact with their users.

That is one of the most amazing (and amazingly wrong) things I have
ever heard any programmer say.

> Calling the ability to build user interfaces "drawing pretty pictures"
> so desperately misses the point that it's tragic.

I agree it was needlessly pejorative.