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The Solaris kernel source. I got a deep appreciation for the elegance of it when I was working for Sun a long time ago. I can enjoy analysing that code base, w
by lokedhs 11y ago
The Solaris kernel source. I got a deep appreciation for the elegance of it when I was working for Sun a long time ago. I can enjoy analysing that code base, which is opposite to the feeling I get when looking at the Linux code.
It's not overly clever, but it's incredibly clear and easy to understand.
- jibalt 11y agoMuch of that code was inherited from Bell Labs UNIX, much of which came from Ritchie and Thompson.
- lokedhs 11y agoWhile I don't know exactly what parts were inherited, I have looked at parts of the code that definitely was not inherited from Bell Labs (for features that are comparatively new) and they are also very nice to read. Perhaps they just followed in the footsteps of the masters, but whatever the reason, the code is, in opinion, incredibly nice to work with.
- gaze 11y agoJeff Bonwick is one of the best systems programmers ever