# \#tui

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## [Why is there no tradition of CLI and TUI apps?](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/why-is-there-no-tradition-of-cli-and-tui-apps/14628)

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**Author:** [@martindemello](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/martindemello)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/why-is-there-no-tradition-of-cli-and-tui-apps/14628 "2024-06-26T05:31:23Z")

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I’ve been enjoying the explosion of new linux CLI and TUI apps written in “something better than C++”, often new and improved versions of existing unix utilities (e.g. ripgrep, exa, bat). The rust and go communities seem…