What is a CLI, and what is a GUI? What are the key differences? And why would you choose one over the other? Are there tasks that cannot be accomplished in the command line? The command line has a steep perceived learning curve, so is it worth the time-investment to learn properly? And is there any benefit to switching to a non-standard shell or terminal application? What are "bash" and "zsh"? Find out all this and more in this week's favorable instalment of A Question of Code. ## Mentioned in this episode: <ul>
<li><a href="https://hackertyper.net">hackertyper.net</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator">Terminal emulators</a></li>
<li><a href="https://aquestionofcode.com/35-source-control/">Episode #35: What is version control? (GIT)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/">SourceTree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/362409/what-is-zsh-and-why-should-you-use-it-instead-of-bash/">z-shell ("zsh")</a></li>
<li><a href="https://iterm2.com/">iTerm2</a></li>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)">Lynx</a>: a command-line web browser</li>
</ul>

51: What is a Minimum Viable Product?

A newbie coder and a seasoned veteran discuss the questions that always come up when someone begins learning to code.

Ed is looking at getting a career in programming and has been learning to code for just over a year. During this time he’s been building up a stack of questions that keep coming up from other newbie coders. Luckily, he’s got someone he can ask for help: Tom. Tom’s a seasoned coder, having worked in the industry for a few years now and has all the answers Ed needs, or does he?