This article walks through building a minimalist VisiCalc clone in C, covering the core data model (cells, grid), a recursive‑descent parser for formulas, dependency handling via repeated recalculation, and a text‑based UI using ncurses. It explains how to parse cell references, evaluate expressions, and implement a simple modal interface with commands, editing, and navigation. The post culminates in a working terminal spreadsheet that supports basic functions like @SUM, @ABS, @INT, and @SQRT, and demonstrates how to render the grid, status bar, and edit line. It also discusses limitations and possible extensions, linking to the full implementation on GitHub.
A terminal tool that right-sizes LLM models to your system's RAM, CPU, and GPU. Detects your hardware, scores each model across quality, speed, fit, and context dimensions, and tells you which ones will actually run well on your machine.
Crush is a Go-based CLI application that brings AI assistance to your terminal. It provides a terminal user interface (TUI) for AI coding.
Interact with opencode server over HTTP. The `opencode serve` command runs a headless HTTP server that exposes an OpenAPI endpoint that an opencode client can use.
The author discusses 10 Python libraries that have reduced the need to build traditional UIs, focusing on backend power and efficiency. The article begins by stating a shift away from frontend development towards leveraging powerful Python libraries for backend tasks.
| Library | Description |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Textual | Terminal UIs that look like native apps |
| Remi | Web apps from Python scripts (no HTML needed) |
| NiceGUI | Reactive GUIs with Python and Vue |
| Flet | Flutter-like UIs in pure Python |
| Eel | Web frontends + Python backends |
| Dear PyGui | Fast, GPU-accelerated GUI engine |
| pywebview | Native webview windows powered by Python |
| Toga | Native UIs for desktop and mobile |
| JustPy | Interactive web apps in pure Python |
| Gooey | Turns CLI apps into GUIs instantly |
| Library | Description |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Textual | Terminal UIs that look like native apps |
| Remi | Web apps from Python scripts (no HTML needed) |
| NiceGUI | Reactive GUIs with Python and Vue |
| Flet | Flutter-like UIs in pure Python |
| Eel | Web frontends + Python backends |
| Dear PyGui | Fast, GPU-accelerated GUI engine |
| pywebview | Native webview windows powered by Python |
| Toga | Native UIs for desktop and mobile |
| JustPy | Interactive web apps in pure Python |
| Gooey | Turns CLI apps into GUIs instantly |
An fzf terminal UI for systemctl
isd is a TUI offering fuzzy search for units, auto-refreshing previews, smart `sudo` handling, and a fully customizable interface for power-users and newcomers alike. It simplifies systemd management.
systemctl-tui is a fast, simple TUI for interacting with systemd services and their logs. It allows browsing service status, starting/stopping/restarting/reloading services, and viewing/editing unit files.
A Reddit discussion about text user interfaces for systemd, including links to multiple implementations.
Generate terminal UIs (TUIs) with simple text prompts using AI.
