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I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too. I think CLIs have stuck around for so long for their consistency. You type something and press return. The web on the other end of a spectrum is full of surprises and therefore requires something to be able to handle it's unpredictability.

Who knows what is really going to happen if I press Tab here? Will it really bring me to the next field or some random link in the other side of the page?

I wouldn't doubt that once the web finally settled down from this hype, people will find ways to get the full potential out of both GUI and the keyboard in a consistent way.

The web is the only reason I need a mouse during work anymore.



"I think that a combination of GUI with a keyboard can be great too."

Yup. Spreadsheets proved this many years ago.




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