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>Am I the only one who doesn't get excited about the idea of absolutely everything being a file? Don't think of it as everything being a file. Think of it as a
by ori_b 15y ago
>Am I the only one who doesn't get excited about the idea of absolutely everything being a file?
Don't think of it as everything being a file. Think of it as accessing everything including file data through an RPC system.
- andrewflnr 15y agoIt's been a while since I looked at 9P. Is it really that much like an RPC system?
- ori_b 15y agoIt lets you name resources and open communications channels to them, yes. It even preserves message boundaries, as I recall.