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Subject: Re: [TUHS] Favorite unix design principles?
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2021, Tyler Adams wrote:

> I'm writing about my 5 favorite unix design principles on my blog this
> week, and it got me wondering what others' favorite unix design principles
> are? For reference, mine are:
>
> - Rule of Separation (from TAOUP <http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>
> )
> - Let the Machine Do the Dirty Work (from Elements of Programming Style)
> - Rule of Silence (from TAOUP <http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>)
> - Data Dominates (Rob Pike #5)
> - The SPOT (Single Point of Truth) Rule (from TAOUP
> <http://catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/>)
>
> Tyler
>

1. Pipes
2. Text as the preferred format for input and output
3. 'Most everything as a file
4. The idea of simple tools that are optimized for a single task
5. A powerful scripting language built into the system that, combined with 
1-4, makes writing new tools heaps easier.

-uso.