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Ben Halpern
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Are you more of a CLI person or a GUI person

And why do you think that's your preference?

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Ben Halpern

For me, I'm not heavy one or the other, but I'd say I lean GUI β€” and I kind of think it's because I was late to ever touching the CLI. So by the time I was introduced to it I had a lot of hardened habits and stayed in GUI land for a lot of my most important work.

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Anna Villarreal

I avoided the terminal at first. Even though I was curious. After building a bare metal Linux server from spare parts at my old job, I cannot be separated from bash. I use WSL all the time and it makes me feel like a renegade. πŸ˜‚

There is something about the grittiness of the terminal that brings a nostalgic feeling. Like the old CRT monitors back in the day with amber colored font. I remember all that from when I was like 7. Its satisfying and comfortable to look at.

But I also like a good button with solid styling. Perhaps a leg 🦡 in both worlds as well? πŸ˜‚

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Christian Daniel

I'm still looking for a Warp-like Terminal that seamlessly integrates into my desktop like a dynamic wallpaper. I don't want to open an app, i do want to have my terminal to be direct in front of me - always, because i am way faster then using a gui.