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+++ title="Terminal Click" mediatype="extra" conference="seattle-2022" date="2022-11-16T12:00:00-08:00" description="Our leaders must ship Handmade software" thumbnail=""
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Terminal Click (TC) is a terminal emulator created by Abner Coimbre, founder of Handmade Cities. From its very first git commit it works natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux. At the time of writing one hundred beta testers actively use it across all three platforms. It’s currently a 1MB download:
Which, according to Abner, is still too bloated.
Why does this matter for Operation 2030?
Why does Abner's side hustle matter for Operation 2030? Because he isn’t just talking about what indie devs should accomplish—he’s working on it himself. Leadership means taking risks, enduring criticism, and paving the way for others. For example, power users have been quite vocal in their dislike of TC, and Abner semi-regularly receives hate mail about it (we're not kidding.) Yet he continues undeterred, with the understanding progress must meet some resistance.
Killing versus Preserving Shells
Abner's fiercest competitor is ghostty by Mitchell Hashimoto. Watch their Twitch conversation from 2023 below. They explored their shared values until the philosophical disagreements came to a head:
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Accessing the Closed Beta
To join the closed beta send an email to abner@terminal.click or, optionally, drop by the TC Discord. Let us know why you’d be a good fit to test an experimental terminal!