Xiki - GUI and Text Interfaces are Converging

Explore the convergence of text and GUI interfaces through a live demonstration of Xiki, an innovative shell console alternative. Discover how Xiki allows users to execute shell commands and code snippets to control web browsers, databases, APIs, and other tools using a simple wiki-inspired text syntax. Learn about Xiki's ability to create menu interfaces, files, and code as text, which can be immediately used as GUI menus. Understand how Xiki can function as an IDE, rapid prototyping tool, interface design tool, or embedded library in other applications. Witness demos of the simplified text syntax being used to create both basic and sophisticated interfaces for tools like git, mysql, mongodb, rails, node.js, rspec, jquery, and threejs. Gain insights into Xiki's versatility, allowing interaction through text editors, mobile-ish web interfaces, shell commands, or as a web service. Presented by Craig Muth, the creator of Xiki and founder of Memorize.com, at the Strange Loop Conference in St. Louis, MO, October 2013.