what do you prefer? command line or GUI

i m just curious as to what people prefer to use; command line or GUI i know some programs only offer 1 user interface, but with programs like nmap which offers both, what would you rather use?

If I'm feeling lazy though, and just want to sit back and point/click while I watch a movie, I'll do GUI

rohansingh47 wrote:

If I'm feeling lazy though, and just want to sit back and point/click while I watch a movie, I'll do GUI

yeah sometimes feel the same, but still I prefer command line, especially because when you use cmds you know exactly what you're doing ( well you should know :)) but with gui, you don't know what operations etc. app makes… With cmd you control the application, with GUI application controls you :D

gui is nice to use, but if i want to integrate it into my own program i prefer commandline, so you can get the output more easily

I prefer most of the time command line for simpler things ..if complex things come in my way, i switch to GUI..

I prefer most of the time command line for simpler things ..if complex things come in my way, i switch to GUI..

sorry for duplicacy of message ..pressed twice :angry:

You didn't have to triple post :P you could have edited that to your last message. But anyways GUI has more possibilities and can be more efficient that way. I prefer GUI if I have enough power over it and it doesn't hide things. I don't like it either when the application controls you. And I HATE the new programs that have some "cool" GUI that is totally different from the OS's default GUI and you have to spent all day thinking where they have hid all the buttons and what does what. Besides it eats memory vainly.

That's like asking "what do you prefer: Kite surfing or driving in a car?", me, I would love to kite surf some day.

Wow, first thing spyware said that i can relate to :D But yeah, i agree. GUI is awesome but sometimes it's not just enough.

command line ofcourse

but GUI helps u when u stuck somewhere… it shows various options

-cL wrote: It's difficult to say.. I use the command line to some and the rest I use GUI.. It really depends on what you want to do.

(Personally, I like the command line best, but there is nothing like surfing through a GUI you made urself.)

Pffft.. people who get around to coding GUI's aren't really into the code..

The only time my stuff gets a GUI is a) if someone else makes it or b) if i'm getting paid.

Otherwise it's all waaaay too much of a hassle, and takes away time from coding new features (Read: Adding new bugs)

richohealey wrote: Otherwise it's all waaaay too much of a hassle, and takes away time from coding new features (Read: Adding new bugs)

This. Time is better spent on features over fancy GUI's.