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Better than POSIX?

Better than POSIX?

Posted Mar 19, 2009 23:11 UTC (Thu) by jschrod (subscriber, #1646)
In reply to: Better than POSIX? by bcopeland
Parent article: Better than POSIX?

No, Dick doesn't argue in favor of worse-is-better.

He states that it is an observable fact that the worse-is-better school has a better adoption rate than the do-it-right-the-first-time school; for several reasons, only some of them technical. And that fact makes him sad, because he is very much a member of the do-it-right-the-first-time school -- you just have to read his report about CLOS to recognize that, even if you have never spoken to him personally. (I have, so this is not hearsay.)


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