The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature

[tengel]

Awesome article!  My favorite quote:

"...UNIX system utilities are a sort of Lego construction set for word-smiths. Pipes and filters connect one utility to the next, text flows invisibly between. Working with a shell, awk/lex derivatives, or the utility set is literally a word dance."

unF.

-te

On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 09:50:46AM -0700, Dustin Mollo wrote:
> For those who haven't yet read this article, check it out:
> http://web.meganet.net/yeti/PCarticle.html
> 
> ObQuote:
> "If there's nothing different about UNIX people, how come so many were
> liberal-arts majors? It's the love of words that makes UNIX stand out."
> 
> -Dustin

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