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Re: Perhaps it's time to think about enhancements to the NANOG list...?


From: "james.cutler () consultant com" <james.cutler () consultant com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:18:43 -0400

Perhaps this discussion should return to topic (communicating between humans with common interests over extremely 
diverse languages and environments).

Facilitating communication with hardware should be a discussed as a separate topic.

        Jim

- Deliberately posted on top.

On Mar 21, 2021, at 1:22 AM, Randy Bush <randy () psg com> wrote:

...not to mention that all mature networks are moving more towards GUI
front ends for their automated network.  As the complexity of a network
increases, CLI access becomes considerably more risky.

The idea that "real engineers use the CLI" is dinosaur thinking that will
eventually land those with that philosophy out of a job.  Just my personal
$.02 (though I'm certainly not alone in my opinion).

real engineers write code to do it.  and gooeys get in the way something
awful.  remember cascade?


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