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The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!

270 mentions on Hacker News by 202 people: 37 stories, 233 comments · first 2018-03-30 · latest 2026-10-22

Mentions per year 270 mentions · busiest year 2021 (56)
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  1. yep. It's pretty great actually. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
  2. It's not. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by notpushkin · 2022-12-03 · in Puter
  3. We (Nushell core team) think it's a Windows Terminal bug, please upvote the issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/13710
  4. …for reference purposes. They already have one open source part I know of, the new conhost[0]. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
  5. …) Personally I think that he owes them nothing, especially after the way he was treated in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 so I can't comprehend statements which claim that he was an asshole for using GPL.
    comment by ttybird2 · 2022-09-30 · in Why modern software is slow
  6. …tabs open, and I'm nearly 50/50 of whether I use cli or explorer to browse or operate on files. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal [2] https://scoop.sh/ [3] https://ohmyposh.dev/ [4] https://scoop.sh/#/apps?q=busybox&s=0&d=1&o=true
    comment by gregmac · 2022-09-23 · in Software I’m thankful for (2021)
  7. …a daily driver as work on this issue started picking up, but it looks like progress is being made: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448
    comment by retrocryptid · 2022-07-18 · in WordPerfect for UNIX (1992)
  8. > it's hard to believe that it's incompetence. On the one hand yes, but on the other hand, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
  9. …kill-line "\e[3^": kill-line And last time I checked, Windows terminal needed proper remaps cf https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/755 like { "keys": "ctrl+backspace", "command": { "action": "sendInput", "input": "\u0017" }, This…
  10. …the whole issue that came to Microsoft Terminal team in 2018 up to its most recent discussions on https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/109 then check the "simpler" version in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#…
  11. …author I invite everyone to go through the actual discussion[0] and draw their own conclusions. 0. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
  12. …It has to do with Windows lacking session elevation for pipes but supporting it for window handles https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/Niksa.md... If you want to get real hacky in the meantime you can run the ssh server…
    comment by zamadatix · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  13. Installer here at bottom: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.12.109...
    comment by test1235 · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  14. …some incredibly basic information. This issue seems to fully explain the issue with the telemetry: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5331 The biggest takeaway to me here (besides the explanation of the telemetry levels) is that…
    comment by SargeZT · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  15. …stopping collecting the list of processes due to "community consternation" but have not yet: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/6103 They could at least document what they collect so we aren't left guessing.…
    comment by ridiculous_fish · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  16. …that most of this telemetry code is only enabled when ETW (Event Tracing for Windows) is enabled. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/2b202ce6d99340401... ETW is explicitly opt-in on windows and is almost exclusively used for…
    comment by SargeZT · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  17. …like the names of processes which are run. That is well beyond what I would consider acceptable. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac...
    comment by ridiculous_fish · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  18. What you are stating is incorrect. Each of the calls you link to sets a boolean here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac... It does not transmit what you copy, search for or when you clicked/resized/closed the…
    comment by Genbox · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  19. …for example. This most-generic event fires every time you type any input character on the keyboard: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac... It also has more-specific events for several different ways of selecting,…
    comment by Lammy · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  20. The core console emulator for Windows is a part of this too: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/main/src/host
    comment by easton · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  21. Here are all the ways it spies on you: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/search?q=Telemetry%3A%... https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/host/tel...
    comment by Lammy · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code
  22. …did try to extend an apology. (Sincere or not, what is the extent that you deem sincere enough) https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10462#issuecomm... > We certainly handled the original issue poorly, and we're trying to do…
  23. …MS is just very bad at this. https://twitter.com/stewartlynch8/status/1522512601443454976 https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm...
  24. …blind", instead of showing more humility Please re-read the original GitHub issue from the start: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 He is there trying to understand an issue, providing suggestions etc. And generally being…
  25. …their time, and therefore saying that things take way longer. The issue created 2 days afterwards ( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10461 ) starts with the previously suggested solution which didn't make any sense because the…
  26. I've read this github issue fully https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 and casey seemed very reasonable to me, possibly except maybe the last message. Apart from that, i don't really see an issue with the tone or attitude tbh.
  27. …more about you than about him. And yes, the New York Times is no better than reading Twitter. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
  28. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 The original discussion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way the Casey individual approaches it. At all. And yes it is simple . If your basic text terminal gets 30 FPS on modern…
  29. …he thought his PR would be rejected, given their reaction to his initial questions about the issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
  30. …other people reading our docs and we should take the time to care of each other with our language. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
  31. This seems to be the latest chapter of the Windows Terminal story. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27728177
  32. …console apps at all – console apps were DOS apps and all Windows apps were GUI apps. [1] See https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/specs/%2... for details
  33. …built in terminal. If you're on Windows, use Windows Terminal [0], the new one, not cmd prompt. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
  34. …reason I started this thread. What things should we be thinking about for the next few years? [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4999#issuecomme...
  35. …I wonder if this input lag test was done using the built-in terminal or this WSL1 terminal. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/327
  36. Microsoft open sourced their terminal components a little while ago https://github.com/microsoft/terminal The team at Microsoft managing this are super responsive on Twitter https://twitter.com/DHowett https://twitter.com/cinnamon_msft
    comment by andymac4182 · 2022-04-05 · in Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal
  37. fyi Windows Terminal is open-source and has 82k github stars https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
  38. …entire doctoral research project in _insert whatever_ as “extremely simple” somewhat combatively. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 also https://twitter.com/danluu/status/1487228574608211969 "Nuanced communication usually…
  39. Emoji support is currently the top requested feature for Windows Terminal. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is...
    comment by emddudley · 2022-01-28 · in Terminal support for emoji
  40. …[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxM8QmyZXtg [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dKzubvpKE [2] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
  41. …And there is movement in getting changes into the terminal itself: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10461
    comment by FemmeAndroid · 2022-01-05 · in Burn My Windows
  42. …seems. Instead of having fun, they should be performing doctoral research to improve performance. ( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm... )
    comment by bogwog · 2022-01-04 · in Burn My Windows
  43. …I'm trying to convince myself to write one for a curved CRT look and one for phosphor persistence. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/samples/Pixe... The Windows Terminal team has a lot more fun than the others, it seems.
    comment by rbanffy · 2022-01-04 · in Burn My Windows
  44. …research project in performant terminal emulation as “extremely simple” somewhat combatively. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
    comment by rasz · 2021-12-08 · in Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
  45. …the build process for a component that lives in CSRSS wasn’t on our critical path. [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/main/src/renderer... [2]: which the article has already called out! [3]:…
    comment by DHowett · 2021-10-25 · in Fun with Nano Server
  46. …menu — hit the Windows key, start typing, press enter — the menu won’t close automatically. 0: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7122
    comment by notreallyserio · 2021-10-22 · in Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux
  47. Apparently not just Microsoft. Quoting from TFA < https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm... > skyline75489 commented on Jun 8 Here’s something interesting. I tried to port the benchmark to Linux and I’m seeing a even…
  48. …https://github.com/hackerb9/sixvid Look at the FPS indicator in the bottom. It was pointed to me in https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/448#issuecommen... The issue may be in your code. I think I have similar performance issues,…
  49. …corporate-passive-aggression and (in my mind) are vastly more antagonistic than Casey ever was? 1. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
    comment by moritonal · 2021-10-05 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  50. Screen reader support[0] may have a noticeable performance cost. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10528#issuecomm...
    comment by tjalfi · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that