>want to get computer to do thing to other thing
>GUI
>rub a bar of soap attached to your computer via wire on the desk
>push button to "click" on menu button on screen
>rub down soap again
>"click" on thing you want your computer to do
>take hands off mouse
>type up the thing to which you want the computer to do its thing
>clean your desk again and "click" OK
>CLI
>"Computer, do the thing to the other thing"
>it just werks
Why are you scared of the command line, /g?/
>>54526699
Op is a chuck and this is delicious bait pasta don't even answer
>>54527286
>truth is bait
Prove me wrong.
>rub a bar of soap attached to your computer
What?
>>54527933
>>54527974
That's a mouse, not a bar of soap.
>>54527985
What? This is what a mouse looks like, mate
>>54528004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(disambiguation)#Science_and_technology
>>54527985
Gosh, anon, you sure are smart.
>>54526699
>This contradiction between user-experience and reality apparently forms the basis for many user/developers’ belief that the keyboard is faster.
>People new to the mouse find the process of acquiring it every time they want to do anything other than type to be incredibly time-wasting. And therein lies the very advantage of the mouse: it is boring to find it because the two-second search does not require high-level cognitive engagement.
>It takes two seconds to decide upon which special-function key to press. Deciding among abstract symbols is a high-level cognitive function. Not only is this decision not boring, the user actually experiences amnesia! Real amnesia! The time-slice spent making the decision simply ceases to exist.
>While the keyboard users in this case feels as though they have gained two seconds over the mouse users, the opposite is really the case. Because while the keyboard users have been engaged in a process so fascinating that they have experienced amnesia, the mouse users have been so disengaged that they have been able to continue thinking about the task they are trying to accomplish. They have not had to set their task aside to think about or remember abstract symbols.
>Hence, users achieve a significant productivity increase with the mouse in spite of their subjective experience.
>>54526699
Command line is shit in Windows and the Os X terminal is a sham. The only time anyone should bother with that shit is Linux
>>54528135
Having used both, I actually think Powershell is much nicer than Bash and *nix shell environments. It's integrated much better into the system than Bash/Sh are, which makes it much more pleasant to use it as an actual shell and scripting tool.
>>54528111
This doesn't address the OP at all.
>>54528201
It actually engages the OP entirely you fuckin mongoloid.
>>54528245
It talks about special function keys, not "Computer, do thing."
If you were to tell someone to do something, would you poke them with a pointer a bunch or just tell them what to do?
>>54528269
It discusses the difference users perceive when using the mouse or the keyboard to accomplish tasks. So yeah, seems like he's right. It does address the OP.
Let's be honest though, you're more interested in shitposting about GUI's than you are determining what's actually efficient.
>>54528111
>One evening, Master Foo and Nubi attended a gathering of programmers who had met to learn from each other. One of the programmers asked Nubi to what school he and his master belonged. Upon being told they were followers of the Great Way of Unix, the programmer grew scornful.
>“The command-line tools of Unix are crude and backward,”he scoffed.“Modern, properly designed operating systems do everything through a graphical user interface.”
>Master Foo said nothing, but pointed at the moon. A nearby dog began to bark at the master's hand.
>“I don't understand you!”said the programmer.
>Master Foo remained silent, and pointed at an image of the Buddha. Then he pointed at a window.
>“What are you trying to tell me?”asked the programmer.
>Master Foo pointed at the programmer's head. Then he pointed at a rock.
>“Why can't you make yourself clear?”demanded the programmer.
>Master Foo frowned thoughtfully, tapped the programmer twice on the nose, and dropped him in a nearby trashcan.
>As the programmer was attempting to extricate himself from the garbage, the dog wandered over and piddled on him.
>At that moment, the programmer achieved enlightenment.
>>54528306
OP isn't about discovering what's actually efficient, it's about discovering why people are "scared of the command line."
Your post also talks about amnesia without backing it up at all. Time spent deciding "I am going to tell the computer what I want it to do" is completely negligible and applies whether the user uses a keyboard or a mouse.
>>54528313
There's no reason you can't have both, m8.