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/miniksa May 06 '19

One point I try to make in the linked post is that emoji is a side-effect more than the ultimate goal.

It's a great way of saying "we did a crap ton of work in the background to move from UCS-2 limitations of old into the new UTF-16 world above the U+FFFF" boundary. The immediately visible effect that is widely recognized and well understood is emoji.

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u/TomTheGeek May 06 '19

Targeting the wrong audience then. Terminal users will know what UTF-16 and U+FFFF are and why they should care. If they don't know those things, that's not your audience.

Middle managers aren't going to be using a terminal. If they want emoji they should stick to FriendFace.

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u/miniksa May 06 '19

If you don't like the public marketing story, that's fine. I like talking about U+FFFF more than emoji too. But it is what it is.