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I disagree with the point made in that article:

> Every time you provide an option, you’re asking the user to make a decision.

The best-of-both-worlds is when you give users an option, and then you pick a sensible default for it. Some of the best options are the ones that 90% of people don't even know about, but the 10% that do can find when they need it. I can't tell you how many hidden "defaults" commands I have run that are not even exposed to the UI but make my life much, much nicer.



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