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ncurses vs termbox

A side-by-side look at ncurses and termbox. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ncurses

ncurses

Development

ncurses (new curses) is a programming library that provides an API to display text-based user interfaces in a terminal. It offers functions to manipulate the text, colors, and cursor to create interfaces like menus, forms, and more.

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termbox

termbox

Development

Termbox is a library that provides minimalistic API and abstracts away complexities of creating console/terminal UI applications. It has bindings for C, C++, Go, Rust, and other languages.

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