I have been thinking about the paradigm of "commands" in programming, and whether softer/more 'polite' language could improve the machine UI
-
Basically this thought germinated when I did thishttps://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/380857763733073920 …
It was pretty much a whim at the time but I felt this huge relief when I "please !!" instead of "sudo !!" - it fit better as language
-
-
So what will this shell be called , maybe lovsh or something warm and fuzzy like that?
-
I'm not sure that request-based conversational patterns are strictly cast in a setting of feelings of love, per se
-
So maybe the shells name would be more along the lines of courteoush. Since it uses "please" and maybe a form of "nice" called "excuse me".
-
Probably just as good as "curses"
-
I'm sure "fsck" is part of the "curses" shell.
-
Yep. Conway's Law!
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The only computer language I know that uses 'PLEASE' as a keyword is INTERCAL, and, as you surely know, is not the friendliest to write in.
-
But, joking aside, the thing is, they're called commands for a reason. You're not asking for a favour. You're the master of the machine.
-
But, all that said, being the master means that how you talk to your machine is your prerogative. If you want to say 'please,' it's great.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.