He picked the worst example he possibly could have, but that doesn't change the ...

ch_sm · 2026-10-04T18:37:02

So direct manipulation is dead?

CamperBob2 · 2026-10-04T18:44:57

Essentially. I don't know much Linux, but I've had no problems putting together a capable, well-configured, and secure Linux box by using Claude Code as the CLI 99% of the time. Occasionally it gives me a command that needs to be pasted into a separate terminal window, but for the most part it just works on its own (and boy, does it struggle sometimes.)

A key point is that the box might as well be running BeOS or Windows or HP-UX or OS/360 or something. It doesn't matter much anymore, any more than my choice of programming language does. Requires some mental adjustment.

ch_sm · 2026-10-04T20:01:34

i get the point about the traditional UI being possibly obsolete for a large group of users. But I can‘t help wondering:

> don't know much Linux, but I've had no problems putting together a capable, well-configured, and secure Linux box by using Claude Code

How can you be sure of it being well configured and secure? Especially if you don‘t know much about Linux?

CamperBob2 · 2026-10-04T20:24:52

It does what I need, it lives behind a firewall (and on its own VLAN), and while I'm a Linux n00b I'm not new to computing in general.

In practice, that means I at least stick around and watch when Claude tells me to curl | sudo bash something. :-P