This is "the Word" -- one man's word, certainly -- about the art (and artifice) …
Review of 'In the beginning ...was the command line' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is an old essay, one that he had written back in the late 90's early 00's. It was put into book form but you can find the original essay still on the web for free. I just wanted to read it again and have a copy that didn't require an internet connection for.
It was fun reading it again considering the changes in OS and the explosive growth of mobile computing. I would very much like to see an update to this including new chapters on the newest mobile platforms.