Critique of Unix 'everything is a file' philosophy in graphical computing
Key claims
- Argument that 'everything is a file' concept is outdated and unintuitive for modern graphical operating systems.
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- /g/108997368 ↗ live · archive critical evergreen 120 replies Argument that 'everything is a file' concept is outdated and unintuitive for modern graphical operating systems.
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