Although the graphical user interface (GUI) has gained steam, CLIs remain popular, as they offer more flexibility and speed for developers, while they also consume fewer system resources than GUIs.

Almost 60% of respondents said they preferred managing a firewall via a GUI, rather than a clunky CLI. Written by Catalin Cimpanu, Contributor Oct. 28, 2019 at 9:43 a.m. PT Image: Voronkov et al.