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Explained `hidden switches'.
author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
date Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:13:54 +0200
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meillo@144 13 to programming, a philosophy of using the computer. Although
meillo@144 14 that philosophy can't be written down in a single sentence, at
meillo@144 15 its heart is the idea that the power of a system comes more from
meillo@144 16 the relationship among programs than from the programs themselves.
meillo@144 17 .\" The UNIX Programming Environment, p. viii
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meillo@144 20 At the heart of the \f(ICUnix\fI philosophy is the idea that
meillo@0 21 the power of a system comes more from the relationship
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meillo@65 31 As computing scientists we know that in our area,
meillo@144 32 perhaps more than everywhere else,
meillo@144 33 mathematical elegance is not a dispensable luxury
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meillo@144 37 How do we convince people that in programming
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meillo@144 40 crucial matter that decides between success and failure?
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meillo@144 49 Open your mind to the past \(en art, history, philosophy.
meillo@144 50 And all this may mean something.
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