Eric S. Raymond personal blog
Origins and History of Unix, 1969-1995 (2003)
A notorious ‘second-system effect‘ often afflicts the successors of small experimental prototypes. The urge to add everything that was left out the first time around all too frequently leads to huge and overcomplicated design. Less well known, because less common, is the ‘third-system effect’; sometimes, after the…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2017 | Origins and History of Unix, 1969-1995 (2003) by rayascott | 147 | 36 |
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