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building-tui-apps

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Guided cross-language TUI app design.

Software Engineering#architecture#tui#textual#reactive#terminal-ui#ink
Authormhagrelius
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

It guides developers to design and implement robust interactive terminal user interfaces (TUIs) across languages, replacing brittle CLIs with responsive, keyboard-driven dashboards.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive guidance on TUI architecture and patterns
  • Language-specific examples (Python Textual, TypeScript Ink, C# Terminal.Gui)
  • Practical best practices for layout, state management, accessibility, testing, and performance
  • Real-world scenarios include building dashboards, log viewers, and multi-panel tools.

Quick Start

Create a basic multi-panel TUI layout to see a live example and keyboard navigation patterns.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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