Preface
I Context 1
1 Philosophy: Philosophy Matters 3
2 History: A Tale of Two Cultures 29
3 Contrasts: Comparing the Unix Philosophy with Others 53
II Design 81
4 Modularity: Keeping It Clean, Keeping It Simple 83
5 Textuality: Good Protocols Make Good Practice 105
6 Transparency: Let There Be Light 133
7 Multiprogramming: Separating Processes to Separate Function 157
8 Minilanguages: Finding a Notation That Sings 183
9 Generation: Pushing the Specification Level Upwards 215
10 Configuration: Starting on the Right Foot 231
11 Interfaces: User-Interface Design Patterns in the Unix Environment 253
12 Optimization 287
13 Complexity: As Simple As Possible, but No Simpler 295
III Implementation 319
14 Languages: To C or Not To C? 321
15 Tools: The Tactics of Development 349
16 Reuse: On Not Reinventing the Wheel 375
IV Community 391
17 Portability: Software Portability and Keeping Up Standards 393
18 Documentation: Explaining Your Code to a Web-Centric World 417
19 Open Source: Programming in the New Unix Community 437
20 Futures: Dangers and Opportunities 461
A: Glossary of Abbreviations 479
B: References 483
C: Contributors 495
D Rootless Root: The Unix Koans of Master Foo 499
Index 511