Post #1621345
2026-03-11 11:07 UTC
Replies (5)
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@virtulis@loud.computer 2026-03-11 11:18
@mattdm @eltonfc hmm perhaps, but then a follow up question: what about writing a todo list for yourself?
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@jleedev@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-11 11:31
@mattdm @virtulis @eltonfc That's what the ellipsis is for, "Rename…"
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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-03-11 12:03
@mattdm > I wonder how much this has to do with growing up with command-line interfaces vs graphical ones Great point! I started using and programming computers before graphical OS interfaces were really a thing (first computer was a Commodore 64). A CLI command means I dictate a step, the computer performs it, and when programming; I dictate a series of step, the computer performs them, in the given order. The imperative is right there in the words "command" and "program". @virtulis @eltonfc
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@zygous@toot.community 2026-03-11 19:21
@mattdm @virtulis @eltonfc To me, a Brit, it’s [I want to] Rename File. I had to ponder this, though, because I genuinely wasn’t sure how I think about it, at first. Perhaps with a GUI I’m hoping to do something, whereas with a CLI I can be more confident and use the imperative 😆
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@wynke@mendeddrum.org 2026-03-12 06:44
@mattdm @virtulis @eltonfc I did grow up with command line interfaces, but strangely, even there, I've never really considered the commands to be orders. Possibly because at the time 'English' and 'computer terms' became similar but different things in my head.