This article reminded me of something I read about the Unix model vs the lisp model. I managed to track it down, it's a comp.lang.lisp posting by Erik Naggum.

This article reminded me of something I read about the Unix model vs the lisp model. I managed to track it down, it's a comp.lang.lisp posting by Erik Naggum. http://www.xach.com/naggum/articles/3245983402026014@naggum.no.html http://www.xach.com/naggum/articles/3245983402026014@naggum.... The interesting part is the 3rd paragraph of the answer.