* Deals with powerful concepts in a simple way * Highlights important characteristics of Operating systems and other abstract entities in a new way * Explores the tenets of the UNIX operating system philosophy Unlike so many books that focus on how to use UNIX, The UNIX Philosophy concentrates on answering the questions: Why use UNIX in the first place?'. Readers will discover the rationale and reasons for such concepts as file system organization, user interface and other system characteristics. In an informative, non-technical fashion, The UNIX Philosophy explores the general principles for applying the UNIX philosophy to software development. This book describes complex software design principles and addresses the importance of small programs, code and data portability, early prototyping, and open user interfaces. The UNIX Philosophy is a book to be read before tackling the highly technical texts on UNIX internals and programming. Written for both the computer layperson and the experienced programmer, this book explores the tenets of the UNIX operating system in detail, dealing with powerful concepts in a comprehensive, straightforward manner.
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'It's a pleasant read-it's short and non-technical, focussing on ideology.' - Mactech
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Mike Gancarz is an applications and programming consultant in Atlanta, Georgia. Using Linux, Unix, and Java tools, his team develops award-winning imaging solutions for the financial services industry. An expert in Unix application design, Mike has been an advocate of the Unix approach for more than twenty years. As a member of the team that gave birth to the X Window System, he pioneered usability concepts still found in modern window managers running on Linux today. While working at Digital Equipment Corporation's Unix Engineering Group in Nashua, New Hampshire, Mike led the port of the Unix commands and utilities to the 64-bit Alpha processor. His first book, The Unix Philosophy (Digital Press, 1995), has sold over 15,000 copies worldwide.
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Many people credit Ken Thompson of AT&T with inventing the UNIX operating system and, in a sense, they're right. Read the first page
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This book is a fantastic *non-technical* look at design philosophy. The principles learned here are not just applicable to software design, several others areas would benifit from the wisdom described here in.
Written in a typical Unix/dry sense of humour, this book is intriguing as it takes you through a series of concepts that seem common sense but which no-one seems to realise these days. Simple and powerful - rather like the type of software ideas it advocates - there is no waffle and no getting bored. Definitely recommended. I cannot code anything at all (yet!),... and I'm glad I picked it up - no technical jargon at all. You cannot possibly get lost in this book - anyone can read it... the content is potentially life-changing, but then it is in a lot of books...
... Well interesting.
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This is a hilarious book ("winnow out the chaff" using prototypes!!!) that is more about the philosophy of reusable software tools and portable data rather than Unix. (Unix just happened to be the vehicle in which these ideas were delivered...) It takes a fairly radical stand on the so-called basic tenets of the "UNIX Philosophy" but does so more to illustrate its points rather than to work anyone with software biases into a frenzy.
This book cuts through hype and approaches software development and design with a pragmatic and timeless sensibility - a methodology book that ignores object oriented programming, Java, the Internet, or any other technology of the day and focuses instead on more universal aspects of software development - What makes code reusable? What makes data portable? What are the evolutionary stages of a killer app?
Read this insightful and amusing book!
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If you work in IS this is the book to read. Not just a book about the UNIX OS, it clarifies how we should engineer software and store data the "UNIX way." It's also much more concise than anything Yourdon ever wrote. Since reading it, I've realized that WindowsNT is the OpenVMS of the nineties.
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I suppose this is the kind of book that should be adored by managers. First, it has a stylish cover. Second, it doesn't take much of your time. Read more
Published on 20 July 2000 by Primoz Peterlin
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If you have used or ever plan to use Unix, read this book.
I've used Unix (and variants thereof) for seven years. I've read hundreds of books about Unix, from systems design to advanced X11 programming. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 1997
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Unix is as Unix does !!
I haven't seen a single book on why Unix is what it is and how it got that way, until I read Mike's book. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 1997
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