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> That’s not how typical users work, and I don’t think it’s how they want to work. This hits the nail on the head: most users are not programmers. While the un
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> That’s not how typical users work, and I don’t think it’s how they want to work.
This hits the nail on the head: most users are not programmers. While the unix philosophy works well for programmers it is not suitable for non-programming users. A small collection of single-use tools that can be orchestrated is a programming interface.
- kaba0 4y agoOne might argue that the unix philosophy doesn’t work well for programmers either. Do I really have to parse one command’s output to do anything meaningful with it?
- indymike 4y agoThese small commands, piped together make it possible to build, boot and run systems that are in everyone’s pocket and run software that does work the way users want.