302. Why Do Developers Use the Command Line
From DevQuestions with Tim Corey by Tim Corey
March 26, 2026 · 11 min · Season 7 · Episode 302
About this episode
This episode explores the reasons developers use Command Line Interface apps and the rise of Terminal User Interfaces.
Why do developers create and use Command Line Interface (CLI) apps? Why are TUIs on the rise? Why did Claude Code decide to make their application a Terminal UI instead of a GUI? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/ Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/
People in this episode
Host: Tim Corey
Topics covered
- Command Line Interface
- Terminal UI
- Graphical User Interface
- developer tools
- software development
Keywords
- Command Line
- CLI
- TUI
- GUI
- software development
- developer tools
- Claude Code
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Claude Code
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