# HG changeset patch
# User meillo@marmaro.de
# Date 1267982010 -3600
# Node ID e6ac51dc18bf271613cbfeccfa109518a2be3797
# Parent  2335f5658fca1a44825e483f1486d984e81f383b
work on the slides

diff -r 2335f5658fca -r e6ac51dc18bf unix-phil-slides.ms
--- a/unix-phil-slides.ms	Fri Mar 05 23:56:48 2010 +0100
+++ b/unix-phil-slides.ms	Sun Mar 07 18:13:30 2010 +0100
@@ -192,51 +192,119 @@
 
 .P "The Unix Phil after Gancarz
 
-.S "Small is beautiful.
+
+
+.S "Small is beautiful
+.I
+small software is easier to understand, write, maintain
+.I
+less lines of code contain less bugs
+.I
+monsters are large
+
+
+.S "Make each program do one thing well
+.I
+programs with many functions are large
+.I
+one thing is easier to understand
+.I
+often straight forward to implement
+.I
+reusable
+
+
+.S "Build a prototype as soon as possible
+.I
+shows the quality of the design
+.I
+shows the problems of the software
+.I
+the best way to shape a software
+.I
+users find bugs
+
+
+.S "Choose portability over efficiency
+.I
+(comes from incompatible hardware in history)
+.I
+use is most important
+.I
+availability
+.I
+only needs to be fast enough
+
+
+.S "Store data in flat text files
 .LP
-foo
+binary data is machine dependent
+.LP
+human readable data is:
+.I
+is very likely supported
+.I
+good to port
+.I
+many tools work on it (Unix toolchest)
+.I
+as generic as possible
+.LP
+processing needs only to be fast enough
 
 
-.S "Make each program do one thing well.
+.S "Use software leverage to your advantage
 .LP
-foo
+what do we have computers for?
+.LP
+make best use of computing power
+.LP
+reduce development effort
 
 
-.S "Build a prototype as soon as possible.
+.S "Use shell scripts to increase leverage and portability
 .LP
-foo
+was very important in history
+.LP
+high level languages
+.LP
+prototyping
+.LP
+quick hacks
 
 
-.S "Choose portability over efficiency.
+.S "Avoid captive user interfaces
 .LP
-foo
+don't assume the user to be human
+.LP
+exclude the user whenever possible
+.LP
+automate
 
 
-.S "Store data in flat text files.
+.S "Make every program a filter
 .LP
-foo
+programs transform data
+.LP
+combine programs
+.LP
+have one common interface
 
 
-.S "Use software leverage to your advantage.
-.LP
-foo
 
-
-.S "Use shell scripts to increase leverage and portability.
-.LP
-foo
-
-
-.S "Avoid captive user interfaces.
-.LP
-foo
-
-
-.S "Make every program a filter.
-.LP
-foo
-
-
+.S "a different POV
+.I
+pipes
+.I
+interface design
+.I
+the toolchest approach
+.I
+a powerful shell
+.I
+worse is better
+.I
+upgrowth and survival
 
 
 
@@ -285,11 +353,27 @@
 .S "MH / nmh
 .LP
 a Mail User Agent (MUA)
+.LP
+is a toolchest
+.LP
+work with mails like with generic files
+.LP
+the only(?) MUA that follows the Unix Phil
+.LP
+has a very special feeling
 
 
 .S "uzbl
 .LP
 a web browser that adheres to the Unix Phil
+.LP
+a young project (about 1 year)
+.LP
+central question: what is the one task a web browser covers?
+.LP
+makes very visible use of software leverage
+.LP
+suffers hard from our broken web
 
 
 
@@ -298,6 +382,43 @@
 .P "more than software dev guidelines
 
 
+.S "say no
+.LP
+in today's computer world, the Unix Phil is much of asceticism
+.LP
+one needs to abjure a lot of ``nice'' features
+.LP
+IMO that leads to a valuable attitude
+
+
+.S "avoid complexity
+.LP
+avoid complexity first and foremost
+.LP
+complexity is the ``boss enemy'' software developers fight against
+.LP
+strive for simplicity, clarity, generality
+
+
+.S "good solutions
+.LP
+we don't need just solutions, we need good ones
+.LP
+today, we can make things possible,
+but we still cannot make them good
+
+
+.S "live it
+.LP
+the Unix Phil is not just a few guidelines
+.LP
+you cannot follow just some of the tenets
+.LP
+you will not understand the Unix Phil when you don't engage with it
+.sp 3
+.LP
+.ce
+it's a philosophy \(en live it!