Eric S. Raymond personal blog
The Unix Philosophy
The ‘Unix philosophy’ originated with Ken Thompson's early meditations on how to design a small but capable operating system with a clean service interface. It grew as the Unix culture learned things about how to get maximum leverage out of Thompson's design. It absorbed lessons from many sources along the way.
- Points
- 353
- HN comments
- 256
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 14 commenters
Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2015
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2015 | The Unix Philosophy by dorsatum | 353 | 256 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 24 Hacker News comments by 14 different people, from Oct 2012 to Apr 2026.
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- thesuperbigfrog · Jan 4, 2023
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