Ghosts of Unix past, part 2: Conflated designs
Ghosts of Unix past, part 2: Conflated designs
[Front] Posted Nov 4, 2010 18:15 UTC (Thu) by neilbrown
In the first article in this series, we commenced our historical search for design patterns in Linux and Unix by illuminating the "Full exploitation" pattern which provides a significant contribution to the strength of Unix. In this second part we will look at the first of three patterns which characterize some design decisions that didn't work out so well. Guest author Neil Brown continues his four-part series on design patterns in Unix (subscribers only).