Linked by Richard Wareham on Mon 8th Mar 2004 20:49 UTC
This essay describes the surprising results of a brief trial with a group of new computer users about the relative ease of the command line interface versus the GUIs now omnipresent in computer interfaces. It comes from practical experience I have of teaching computing to complete beginners or newbies as computer power-users often term them.
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I think it all really comes down to fear. Whether it is GUI or CLI the user fears they will break their new toy and leave themselves stranded on their computer with no one to rescue their $600+ investment. It's a valid fear too. However, more than likely they will be fine, the same risk happens when you drive your car (except that your life isn't risked with the computer).