The UNIX philosophy: A cast of thousands; One small step for
humankind; Rapid prototyping for fun and profit; The portability
priority; Now THAT's leverage!; The perils of interactive programs;
More UNIX philosophy: Ten lesser tenets; Making
UNIX do one thing well; UNIX and other operating system
philosophies
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.
"It's a pleasant read-it's short and non-technical, focussing on ideology." --Mactech
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