Project Blog

Debriefing: May 2020

Having set up, built, and released our open source project, we took some time to reflect on the experience. Read our debriefing blog post here!

Announcing Our Launch: April 2020

We have spent the last several weeks preparing our project for public release. View our project launch announcement here!

Our Initial Prototype: March 2020

We have spent the last several weeks developing the initial version of our minimum viable product. View our progress here!

Our Project Vision: February 2020

Welcome to our Open Source Web Terminal Project site! Our goal for this project is to design and create a user-friendly terminal emulator, keeping in mind the person behind the screen as we develop each aspect along the way.

Furthermore, for the experienced programmer, the tedious commands, absence of shortcuts, and the generally "user-hostile" environment which the terminal provides can be not only frustrating but can actually inhibit productivity. The tech world is all about shortcuts and efficiency, yet the terminal we employ to do so much of our work is majorly lacking in these areas.

Our project's aim is to create a terminal that might actually be enjoyable to use - one that has an aesthetically pleasing interface and tools to make life easier. Tools including pop-up man pages so you can quickly and easily remind yourself how to use a command, the ability to view image thumbnails when you call the ls command, breakpoint additions to pipelines, macros for the last path you typed in, and more. Any aspect of the terminal that makes you grumble as you work is an aspect we'd like to fix!