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Yes, see the parallel comment. There are many independent pieces in an entire OS: kernel, drivers, browser, all the applications, libraries etc. Most of them ar
by ahomescu1 13y ago
Yes, see the parallel comment. There are many independent pieces in an entire OS: kernel, drivers, browser, all the applications, libraries etc. Most of them are weakly connected (except maybe the platform libraries). Are you saying someone couldn't develop a POSIX-compliant kernel and libc in parallel with the apps that run on it?
- eob 13y agoYou might be interested in this book. It's required reading in many CS curricula: http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythical-Man-Month-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959 http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythical-Man-Month-Engineering-Ann...
- ahomescu1 13y agoSomeone already brought it up in a sibling comment.