Comments on: It Seems to Be Missing the Point http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/06/04/it-seems-to-be-missing-the-point/ A Blog of Musings and Mockery Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:42:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: just pixels http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/06/04/it-seems-to-be-missing-the-point/#comment-83 just pixels Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:09:50 +0000 http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/06/04/it-seems-to-be-missing-the-point/#comment-83 Oh, emacs ... how you make me laugh. The overarching design factor in unix is that programmers like to memorize command line arguments a <b>lot</b> more than they like typing, especially vowels. The overarching design factor in Windows is that programmers like to move their hand back and forth from keyboard to mouse a <b>lot</b> more than they like typing, especially y-u-i-o-p-h-j-k-l-b-n-m. The overarching design factor in COBOL is that programmers like to type. Oh, emacs … how you make me laugh.

The overarching design factor in unix is that programmers like to memorize command line arguments a lot more than they like typing, especially vowels.

The overarching design factor in Windows is that programmers like to move their hand back and forth from keyboard to mouse a lot more than they like typing, especially y-u-i-o-p-h-j-k-l-b-n-m.

The overarching design factor in COBOL is that programmers like to type.

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