(08-27-2012, 06:28 PM)gensym Wrote: Simpler = dumbed down? Why did you parents sent you to school? After all, ignorance is simple!
No. Using a gui does not equate to being dumbed down. I'm surprised, after that comment, you're even using an operating system. Why aren't you just manipulating your computer directly through binary?
Oh, right. BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
The same applies here. It's to do with levels of computer usage. You seem to imply that the lower you go, the better it is. This is not the case. Lower level may give you greater control, but it comes at a cost that you need to manage more things manually that a higher level program can deal with automatically, and lower level programs also tend to be more complex to understand and control. Take this for example:
Quote:#!/bin/bash
COUNTER=0
while [ $COUNTER -lt 10 ]; do
echo The counter is $COUNTER
let COUNTER=COUNTER+1
done
Quote:int x = 0;
while ( x < 10 ) {
printf(x);
x++;
}
One of those is coded in Bash, and one in C. Both are very similar programs, but the C code is more readable, because Bash has a lot of symbols that don't mean anything to the average human reader. None of those is particularly better than the other because the languages are for different uses, but by your logic, Bash is better than C. Nonsense.
(08-27-2012, 06:28 PM)gensym Wrote: I.e. your program is limited to a few basic GUI options and requires a lot of repetitive mouse clicking. Reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2sPl_Z7ZU
And the other program is totally unlimited in how it can work. Yep. It's not like the creators had to program all the features or anything. You know, because everyone knows that the instant you remove a GUI everything becomes possible. Yup. If I got rid of this GUI, I'd instantly have a million more features! And of course adding a GUI to that other program would remove all of the features in it. Yup.
As Previous said, your elitism is annoying, stupid, and ignorant. Get your head out of the sky and do something useful. Don't think you can put me down because you know a bit of programming. I study computers as a career. Go figure.
I'll also ask you to kindly not clutter up my thread any more than you have already done.