unix philosophy Archives - Oliver Meredith Cox

Another UNIX aphorism: “Worse is better.” Richard P. Gabriel, who coined the phrase, does better work here than “Less is more.” It’s provocative, but silly enough for people not to get carried away with it.

Posted on: August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Musings
Tags: less is more, richard p. gabriel, unix, unix philosophy, worse is better
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Doug McIlroy, in The UNIX Philosophy, “Expect the output of every program to become the input to another, as yet unknown, program.” reminds me of Edmund Burke, on society as a partnership “between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.”

Posted on: August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020
Author: Oliver
Categories: Musings
Tags: doug mcIlroy, edmund burke, unix, unix philosophy
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