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0 pointsdaliusd2y ago0 comments

Well, we are arguing about semantics. You say that minimal means that it must be functionally minimal. I say that minimal UX is valid meaning as well.

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usrbinbash2y ago

> Well, we are arguing about semantics.

No, we are not. "minimal" has a defined meaning, and "minimal" and "minimalism" as a design philosophy are not the same.

sevg2y ago

To use your own argument against you, no, a minimal prompt does not look like this:

It looks like this:

usrbinbash2y ago

Please explain how this "uses my own argument against me", when my argument is that "minimal" prompt doesn't involve calling an external program to build the prompt? Both "$ " and "" can be built by the shell itself.

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usrbinbash2y ago

> Well, we are arguing about semantics.

No, we are not. "minimal" has a defined meaning, and "minimal" and "minimalism" as a design philosophy are not the same.

sevg2y ago

To use your own argument against you, no, a minimal prompt does not look like this:

It looks like this:

usrbinbash2y ago

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