Programming Portals
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Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
The Context In the mid-1980s the world of computer interfaces cracked in two Specifically, in 1984 42ya when Apple’s Macintosh became the first GUI-based computer to gain market traction. Honourable mentions: Xerox Star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Star and Apple Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa , leaving a gaping divide between two opposing paradigms. MS-DOS CLI interface – Source: Betawiki On one side of the divide sat the CLI, or command-line interface . This was a blank, black input screen where you typed a set of memorised commands and keywords to make the computer do
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