It's not like these are extremely complex or difficult programs Have you looked at cat.c? You'll be surprised how complex and optimized even the supposedly si

It's not like these are extremely complex or difficult programs Have you looked at cat.c? You'll be surprised how complex and optimized even the supposedly simple ones are. Multiple decades of optimization and cross-platform polish are nothing to sneeze at. Try working against the Darwin or Solaris userland sometime if you want to experience what the alternatives look like. Not pretty at all.