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Termui – Go terminal dashboard

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Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

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post #3

All these Go applications/talks/whatever coming out of the woodwork make me giggle. YOU CAN'T DO AWESOME STUFF WITHOUT GENERICS, OK?

Every time I have to write a duplicate XYZServiceResponse instead of ServiceResponse, I don't think "Hey I can't do stuff", I think "I have to copy and paste the same code AGAIN."

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#32
post #13

This is pretty cool! Do you guys know if there is a web app that lets you create dashboards like this one?

I'm not sure this is what you mean but, running the charts in a browser won't give you as much uptime as a terminal even if the charts look better.

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#33
post #15

How precious. I thought that the novelty of "my website is a terminal" had worn off by now, but oh well. One thing which is subpar about such an interface is that you basically have to type "help" unless you just want to blindly guess what the commands are. This is like a landing page that has a button that says "show what sites I can go to from here": why not just show my options straight away? Unnecessary indirecti…

Are you having a bad day?

You are suggesting using screen space for the use case of a new user. Some people optimize for people that are already familiar with the program.

Both are valid options, so it's a bit silly to criticize just because it's not your preferred use case.

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#36
post #33
post #15

How precious. I thought that the novelty of "my website is a terminal" had worn off by now, but oh well. One thing which is subpar about such an interface is that you basically have to type "help" unless you just want to blindly guess what the commands are. This is like a landing page that has a button that says "show what sites I can go to from here": why not just show my options straight away? Unnecessary indirecti…

Are you having a bad day? You are suggesting using screen space for the use case of a new user. Some people optimize for people that are already familiar with the program. Both are valid options, so it's a bit silly to criticize just because it's not your preferred use case.

> You are suggesting using screen space for the use case of a new user. Some people optimize for people that are already familiar with the program.

It's a landing page, man. Unless you're a celebrity, you should "optimize for new users".

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#38
post #15

How precious. I thought that the novelty of "my website is a terminal" had worn off by now, but oh well. One thing which is subpar about such an interface is that you basically have to type "help" unless you just want to blindly guess what the commands are. This is like a landing page that has a button that says "show what sites I can go to from here": why not just show my options straight away? Unnecessary indirecti…

>How precious. I thought that the novelty of "my website is a terminal" had worn off by now, but oh well

Whereas the novelty of rude remarks for no real reason keeps on giving!

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#39
post #3

All these Go applications/talks/whatever coming out of the woodwork make me giggle. YOU CAN'T DO AWESOME STUFF WITHOUT GENERICS, OK?

Yeah, it's like how all those people cutting trees with a manual saw proved that you don't need a power saw!

Re: Termui – Go terminal dashboard

#40
post #36
post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you having a bad day? You are suggesting using screen space for the use case of a new user. Some people optimize for people that are already familiar with the program. Both are valid options, so it's a bit silly to criticize just because it's not your preferred use case.

> You are suggesting using screen space for the use case of a new user. Some people optimize for people that are already familiar with the program. It's a landing page, man. Unless you're a celebrity, you should "optimize for new users".

It’s a personal website, not a landing page (and hosted on a platform that encourages experimenting). I’d argue that in this case not everything needs to be optimized for the new user’s sake.
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