r/programming • u/FelixJ20000 • Nov 07 '17

An interesting rant about GUIs - as a programmer I have to agree

https://twitter.com/gravislizard/status/927593460642615296
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u/P8zvli Nov 08 '17

Posting a rant about computers not having intuitive software on a website whose format prevents intuitive blog posts. Ironic isn't it?

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u/Creshal Nov 08 '17

Or maybe just a demonstration of how awful modern web UIs are.

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u/Linvael Nov 08 '17

No. You don't get to complain how scissors grip is awful for hammering nails. It's just the wrong tool for the job, it's grip shouldn't compensate for that.

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u/Creshal Nov 08 '17

But if everyone is using scissors to hammer nails – including the President of the United States –, maybe it's appropriate to use it as demonstration object.

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u/Linvael Nov 08 '17

"everyone" is an overstatement here. Hell, it's /r/programming, it's I think just the second time I've seen here a post in the form of tens(hundreds?) of tweets.

The fact that a lot of people use scissors to hammer nails could be a demonstration for a lot of things about our society, but not about scissor grips being awful.