1LOC FTW

on the benefits and wisdom of Terminal-based apps, shells and CLIs

Lots of people don’t seem to understand the benefits of Terminal-based apps. And shells & CLI tools.

They don’t understand their power. And efficiency. And clarity. Their conservation of (what should be) precious resources.

In a CLI/shell/Terminal your *every* wish can be solved in 1LOC. Thats an abbreviation for "1 line of code."

Want "foo" to happen? Where foo could refer to literally ANYTHING from “make financial predictions about the future” to “make me a pot pie” to “achieve peace in the Middle East, Jared.” Ok, maybe not that last one. (Not for anything less than, say… *wets finger and holds it up to the wind* … $10 billion, next time, Sheik?)

Just type "foo" and hit enter!

The foo program does not exist? Make it! Or cobble it together out of various pre-existing component parts made by others, and provided for you, usually for FREE.

1LOC FTW