Google released a CLI for their APIs, gws.

2026-03-23 · Bits and Bobs 3/23/26

Google released a CLI for their APIs, gws.
- It's better than what was available before, but other than that, it's almost embarrassingly clunky.
- It's just a thin coat of paint on top of the bloated, non-ergonomic OAuth flows.
- Something only a massive, sprawling bureaucracy could be proud of.
- A Gilded Turd.

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