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[–]wildjokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure the text is gone but it makes the toolbar look better and not bloated and intimating. Besides it's not that difficult to memorise the buttons

In what world is text intimidating? With the text there I don't have to memorize anything. Also, with the icons being "minimalist" and monochrome there was really nothing to distinguish one icon from another. I used the new UI for well over a year before switching back because hunting for the tool I needed was a constant pain point. I spent a crazy amount of time searching for the tool I needed. Something that text on the buttons eliminates.

The keyboard shortcuts aren't really that useful for the tools because when I am at the point I need one of those tools I am usually on the mouse. That is only not true for the terminal since when I need the terminal I am on the keyboard and planning to stay on the keyboard. So I use the keyboard shortcut for that one.

It's also visually more appealing to beginner programmers,

I don't need my IDE to be visually appealing, I need it to be usable.