Ctrl-C: Why Programmers Can’t "Reset" Programs With Ctrl-C, but Used to Be Able To, and Why They Should Be Able to Again
When a programmer presses ctrl-c inside of a command-line program, that program should stop what it’s doing, return to the nearest sensible restart position, and allow you to continue where you left off.
This isn’t much different from insisting on “one-button builds,” except it’s an older phenomenon.