Tag Archives: Unix

BSD Unix Repository

Posted on 2014-09-27 by jcs

As I’ve written before, I believe that one of the best ways of becoming a master programmer is to study the work of the masters. One of the best sources for this that I know of is the BSD Unix … Continue reading →

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The Unix Repository Project

Posted on 2014-06-14 by jcs

I’m a big believer in the notion that one of the best ways to become a master programmer is to study the code of those who already are. There was a time when that was a lot harder than it … Continue reading →

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Exploratory Data Analysis with Unix

Posted on 2012-12-09 by jcs

Seth Brown over at Dr. Bunsen has a great post on how the ordinary Unix coreutils can be used for exploratory data analysis. His first example (head -5; tail -5) < data to show the first and last 5 lines … Continue reading →

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A History Of Unix

Posted on 2011-12-03 by jcs

Warren Toomey has a great article on The Strange Birth and Long Life of Unix in the IEEE Sprectrum. Toomey runs the Unix Heritage Society that maintains a mailing list for those interested in Unix history and, most importantly, maintains … Continue reading →

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Unix V6 Lives!

Posted on 2011-11-08 by jcs

If you’re a Unix nerd like me, you probably like reading through the Unix sources. These days, that’s remarkably easy to do. We have Linux, BSD, Open Solaris, and even some of the ancient Unix sources to peruse. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Software Ever Written

Posted on 2011-09-09 by jcs

Over at InformationWeek, Charles Babcock asks What’s the greatest software every written? We all have our favorites, I suppose, but take a minute to think of your answer to that question. Babcock begins by listing some of the things that … Continue reading →

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