Terminal's future debated: rich terminals may outlast expectations for agents
sull · x · 2026-09-21
mitsuhiko argues the terminal — around since the 70s — may stick around for coding agents and programmers longer than expected.
sull adds that "the terminal" needs defining since agentic chat interfaces are now often called terminals, and bets on rich terminals: a surface where any GUI can be embedded into the flow as needed.
Related event: mitsuhiko: The Terminal Will Outlast Expectations for Coding Agents(2 posts)→
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