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"Even though the UNIX system introduces a number of innovative programs and techniques, no single program or idea makes it work well. | |
Instead, what makes it effective is the approach to programming, a philosophy of using the computer. | |
Although that philosophy can't be written down in a single sentence, at its heart is the idea that the power of a system comes more from the relationships among programs than from the programs themselves. | |
Many UNIX programs do quite trivial things in isolation, but, combined with other programs, become general and useful tools." | |
B. W. Kernighan and R. Pike - The Unix Programming Environment - 1984 |
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