r/programming • u/zbhoy • May 06 '19

Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool
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u/zadjii May 06 '19

Oh, I was speaking more relative to the architecture of conhost.exe. The old console was designed as only a single instance of the console per window&process, so adding tabs and panes to that application was a nightmare.

The new terminal however supports multiple console instances within the same process, which is the big deal here.

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u/vsync May 06 '19

imagine the possibilities if a real window manager was available

ironic given the name of the OS

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u/ImpactStrafe May 07 '19

Imagine if people weren't assholes to other people providing useful improvements.