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Making the command line glamorous (Interview)

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Feb 26, 2022

In this conversation with Toby Padilla, Co-founder at Charm, they dive into transforming the command line into a glamorous experience. Toby shares insights into innovative tools for terminal applications and the future of SSH interfaces. The discussion explores the balance between creativity and user privacy, along with the exciting integration of interactivity in command line tools. They also highlight the development of CLI apps in Go, using the Bubble Tea framework and the urge for richer multimedia experiences in terminal usage.

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ANECDOTE

GitHub's Success

GitHub modernized Git by adding social features and a user-friendly interface.
They made a multibillion-dollar business from a command-line tool.

INSIGHT

Charm's Visual Identity

Charm.sh stands out with its distinctive, interesting look and feel, unlike typical command-line tools.
This visual appeal contributes to its unique brand identity.

INSIGHT

Vision-Driven Development

Many successful products originated from personal needs, not analytics.
Vision-driven development is key, as seen with TweetDeck, Last.fm, and Delicious.

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This week we’re talking to Toby Padilla, Co-Founder at Charm — where they build tools to make the command line glamorous. We talk about the state of the art, the next big thing happening on the command line and in ssh-land. They have an array of open source tooling to build great apps for the terminal and Charm Cloud to power a new generation of CLI apps. We talk through all their tooling, where things are headed for CLI apps, the focus and attention of their team, and what’s to come in bringing glamor to the command line.

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Featuring:

Toby Padilla – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

Glamour projects

GitHub’s CLI

Wish projects

Wordle clone

Bubble Tea projects

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!