Ask HN: Does the Unix terminal have good UX?

johndoe0815 · on Feb 19, 2022

Unix is user friendly. It is just picky about who its friends are.

simonblack · on Feb 20, 2022

typing `yes` in most terminals produces an endless loop of y-s

You're confusing the action of a specific app ('yes') with the general term 'good UX' that you're trying to associate with a UNIX terminal.

What is your definition of 'good UX' when applied to a terminal? (Any terminal such as those in UNIX, Windows, MacOS, etc., etc., etc.)

JMS2021 · on Feb 19, 2022

For their intended purposes, they have great UX once the learning curve has been tackled.

Common operations are several times more quicker via the terminal if you know what you are doing.

mardiyah · on Feb 19, 2022

User experience (UX) is designed, created to provide meaningful efficient work to user

It is on Linux, indeed, does qualify