GUIs vs CLIs

I like to use the keyboard as much as possible, but I never really gave much thought about why I like the command line more then a graphical interface when I’m doing serious work. This line in one of my textbooks felt like a slap on the forehead:

One of the benefits of command-driven systems, such as UNIX, is the ease with which [a sequence of steps] can be automated. GUIs make this phase more difficult when there is no way to automate or encapsulate the test.

There’s probably something you can build on to this, but I don’t want to think about it now. Time for a coffee