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I spent 18 years in the Linux console

At first, this article was going to be a grumbling about well-known ideas like: "Let's add support for objects in Bash instead of ObSoLeTe text and add support for images and GIFs in the commands' output."

Since the computer was in my sole use, and I already knew how to reinstall Windows and make backups (mods for CS 1.6 and my saves for GTA Vice City) — it was time for some experiments! Another one of the programs from those times is a summer project from my future scientific supervisor — termprogs, for managing a set of "terminals" through "workstations", with a central server where the whole things are connected. The other 60-70% is spent reflecting in front of a notebook with a pen in hand, thinking: "how can I make a change correctly and quickly, so I don't waste a lot of time, either now or in the future?"

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