It goes against the core UNIX tenets: simplicity and modularity, which state: design for simplicity; add complexity only where you must. Write simple parts co

It goes against the core UNIX tenets: simplicity and modularity, which state: design for simplicity; add complexity only where you must. Write simple parts connected by clean interfaces. [Kernighan-Plaguer] http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html