Git is probably the most notable example of a complex software program that is composed of a series of independant tools, though gcc is actually also architectu

Git is probably the most notable example of a complex software program that is composed of a series of independant tools, though gcc is actually also architecturally a pipeline. Visual studio code might also not be a great example. It's an ide, whose ide features are based on seperate process servers which communicate over a textual protocol... it's very plan 9 esque.