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0 pointskloud4d ago0 comments

Cool project, I like the idea of having tmux-compatible CLI. I used Zellij to get better UX, but many agent tools integrate with tmux. This way agent tools can still integrate tmux as a defacto standard for programmatic interface while having better interface for users.

But I wonder if tmux/rmux design is suboptimal since it couples session persistence and window management together. Do you have an opinion the design which separates the responsibilities? An example that pioneered this approach is abduco, and libghostty-based zmx being a modern implementation.

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shideneyu4d ago

I thought I was too zealous because I created 11 crates respecting single responsibility principles.. I would have been all in to risk it further and separating responsibilities for session and window management but it would have diverged too much from tmux. I wanted a 1-1 port for now

kloudOP4d ago

Fair point, given it is more unconventional design, it is a riskier way in order to get something that works.

shideneyu3d ago

correct... it's sad but recognition is a lot. After putting months of efforts, it's a risk I didn't want to take. And following tmux was like a red thread of life to code. Maybe in the future !

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