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Most operating systems are more evolved than designed
by __s 9y ago
Most operating systems are more evolved than designed
- kzrdude 9y agoIsn't that true for most complex systems overall, (software or otherwise)?
- Koshkin 9y agoSoftware is usually a product of both intelligent design and evolution, in varying proportions.
- Qwertious 9y agoMost operating systems, or the most popular operating systems? The most important distinction between evolution and design, IMO, is that evolution bars forethought, and any refactoring that trips local optima (which in this case, would be breaking backwards-compatibility). Popular OSes are popular mainly because of their backwards-compatibility and momentum, and are therefore typically unable to be redesigned in any non-evolution fashion.