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Explaining The Windows/UNIX Cultural Divide

Posted by timothy on from the it's-a-long-long-way dept.

giampy writes "Joel Spolsky writes a review-like article on the last book of Eric S. Raymond (The Art of Unix Programming). His views on the cultural differences among Windows and Unix programmers are well explained. Overall, an interesting read." Also on the topic of Windows, badriram writes "Microsoft is reorganizing the windows team, it seems the are separating the OS core development. Seems like things heading in the right direction in creating a more secure OS, and making it more business oriented. Read the article here."

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  1. to sum it up... by KingRamsis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows programming is like playing golf, UNIX programming is like pig wrestling, after years of development on both platforms I feel that UNIX programming gives me the satisfaction of sport achievements, the unforgiveness of UNIX makes very thrilled.

    1. Re:to sum it up... by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 5, Funny
      Windows programming is like playing golf
      Exactly. There are always at least 18 holes.
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  2. That's too bad by osgeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Joel Sposky writes a review-like article on the last book of Eric S. Raymond

    I hadn't heard that he died. My condolences to his friends and family. He will be sorely missed.

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    1. Re:That's too bad by dillon_rinker · · Score: 5, Funny

      He will be sorely missed.

      Sourcely missed! SOURCELY! He was an advocate of open SOURCE, you idiot, not open...oh. Nevermind.

  3. Does the story start with... by XiChimos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does the story of how the divide between windows and Unix came about start with fallen angels?

    1. Re:Does the story start with... by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Didn't Milton write something about "Better to reign on desktops than servers in Heaven"?

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  4. Re:bad reflexes by erlenic · · Score: 5, Funny
    How could it be that I was reading this book for over a year now?

    Don't worry, plenty of slow readers have gone on to lead successful lives.

  5. Know Them By Their Injuries by 4of12 · · Score: 4, Funny

    that Windows programmers hurt their arms and wrists after clawing their way through one too many pull-down menus while Unix programmers hurt their pinky fingers after a heavy emacs session in the world of Control Meta.

    As a result, Windows programmers have spastic arms from all this GUI action, looking like zombies from Night of the Living Dead, while UNIX programmers have hands curled up like Igor from Frankenstein's Lab.

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