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1. saidnooneever · 1790401113 · focus · HN ↗

   i know still some accountant who use a DOS program to do his work because he hates the fact modern UI has load times. slows him down too much o.O (his program is all keybinds).

   i do not have exp myself but i found it a delightful reasoning. i told him modern PC could also do the same on modern OS (ncurses or ratatui or so maybe) but that if he ask a programmer to make an upgrade he'd need to find the right kind of guy. He had someone do it few times but they came back with web interfaces.

   1. mrngm · 1790629144 · focus · HN ↗

      Don't underestimate the work speed a person can maintain with a reliable, fast keyboard interface. Finding the right spot on a web interface and navigating with a mou---too late, the keyboard user already entered the invoice for that account using some odd VAT rate on 3 of the 5 products.

      1. saidnooneever · 1790857770 · focus · HN ↗

         totally. saw the guy work. he said like this, i work 5-10 minutes each day. A web UI, a full day of work. ofc, he was also old, so mouse training is more tricky, and then u really need to read stuff u click etc. - he said besides difficult aim basically, page loads just had him blowing steam from his ears xD

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