Windows Terminal: Building a better command line experience for developers - BRK3069

Microsoft is building a new Terminal application delivering a modern command line experience on Windows. Tabs? Check. Emoji? ✔. Fast, smooth, modern UX with Fluent acrylic background? You got it! Come and learn all about the new Terminal app, how we built it, where to get the code, and how to help us build the world-class Terminal app Windows developers deserve.

[jmtx.]

Thank you for finally entering the 21st century.

[Wzymedia]

I like how the MS devs feel more relaxed, human and natural with their presentations as opposed to what I am seeing over at I/O

[qd]

Never thought I'd hear sweet news like this, good job.


Now make a complete dark theme for Windows 10 and I will love you long time

[sysghost]

Never thought I had my mind blown on such base level features. Not for the features themselves, but that it actually got introduced to windows within my lifetime.

[Ecupable]

Adding a proper terminal to Windows isn't a feature, it's a bug fix.

[armenmichaeli]

20 years ago: developers, applications
Today: devs, apps

[queenannsrevenge]

Who would have thought that ANY part of the Windows source code would ever be open-sourced? Or that an MS Dev would have used the term "dumpster fire" or "bug factory" for any of their work in progress?
It truly is a new age... Applause for the openness of recent years, and hopes it continues...

[victornaut]

The shocking thing about this isn't the program itself, but the very fact that they seem (although late) to be giving the community a little more attention.

Nice.

[VitalyPavluk]

Several decades they tried to teach us that GUI+mouse the best choise for us but Now they found that terminal is the winner ;)

[theemacsen]

I guess I wont be needing Gitbash anymore :D

[PhrontDoor]

Only took 30+ years to get a terminal? Seems about right.

[calabrais]

*opens new windows terminal*
c:> ls
Doh

[askhowiknow]

Dropped 10, 000 lines of code? This team needs to work on all of Microsoft’s software all of the time and fire everyone else!

[WilliamDye-willdye]

The presenters did a very good job. I'm accustomed to Linux terminals (Terminology, Terminator, Xterm, urxvt, cool-retro-term, Guake, et alibi), but after this video I'm eager to give Windows Terminal a chance to prove itself.

[mysterychemical]

I watched video about new terminal. And I was like "Nice concept".
Well, it was real 😂

[KeeeeenW]

Wow! I am a long time Mac user and software developer recently switched to Windows. IMHO, a good looking and configurable terminal is #1 thing missing from Windows for devs. I am heading to Github and going to build from the source right now (after installing Windows SDK...)! I am truly impressed! Great job MS engineers (and PMs)!

[seethisth]

Microsoft: "We added copy and paste function". Everyone:

[VoyivodaFTW]

I never thought I'd watch a Windows Dev presentation about features we've had in Linux for a long time. I guess this is welcome because powershell can be a pain sometimes.

[glewfw]

dev: I have been working here since 9 years, and still don't know how this code works
lol I know legacy code is so hard to get... love the honesty of this guys, they are so cool

[msunardi]

I think I’m just so used to the default Ubuntu terminal, I always find myself expecting/wishing the Windows terminal work the same way without having to memorize a new/different set of commands