From: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen@fastmail.net>
To: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: 37443-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#37443] [PATCH] scripts: pull: Add options for generation management
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:57:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1o8zgwfqo.fsf@fastmail.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878sqk33g3.fsf@gnu.org>
Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> OK. A “guix profile” command has been proposed before. I think it
> makes sense in terms of taxonomy, but I don’t find it pretty in terms of
> UI.
It's a bit long, but then I don't really install packages so often that
this would bother me. I waste much more time re-reading the man page
every time I use a guix subcommand I haven't used in a while.
> It’s a another instance where the categorization you propose makes sense
> to me, but as a command I’d have to type, it’s not something I like.
Same comment. I really like Guix, but that doesn't mean I spend much
time typing Guix commands. It's a rare event.
My priorities in command API design for Guix would be
1. Clear: when I type a command, I want to be sure what exactly it does.
2. Memorizable: minimize the need to re-read the documentation.
3. Error tolerant: a one-letter typo or a forgotten argument shouldn't
lead to some completely different action.
Typing efficiency doesn't even make it to the list.
> Naming is hard!
I have heard that before ;-)
Cheers,
Konrad.
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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-09-18 7:52 [bug#37443] [PATCH] scripts: pull: Add options for generation management Konrad Hinsen
[not found] ` <handler.37443.B.1568794875811.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2019-09-18 8:48 ` Konrad Hinsen
2019-09-18 16:33 ` zimoun
2019-09-18 20:08 ` Konrad Hinsen
2019-09-18 21:18 ` Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 9:02 ` zimoun
2019-09-18 21:07 ` bug#37443: " Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 6:33 ` [bug#37443] " Konrad Hinsen
2019-09-19 8:20 ` Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 9:41 ` zimoun
2019-09-19 17:22 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2019-09-19 18:17 ` zimoun
2019-09-19 18:47 ` Konrad Hinsen
2019-09-19 19:41 ` [bug#37443] Listing profiles Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 10:19 ` [bug#37443] [PATCH] scripts: pull: Add options for generation management Konrad Hinsen
2019-09-19 11:55 ` Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 12:23 ` zimoun
2019-09-19 12:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2019-09-19 17:27 ` zimoun
2019-09-19 13:57 ` Konrad Hinsen [this message]
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