挺有意思，因为我也觉得大家对计算历史的理解不够客观。要是你想了解点真正的历史，建议读读《Unix痛恨者手册》：http://web.mit.edu/%7Esimsong/www/ugh.pdf 读完你就会明白，UNIX 和 C 语言根本没啥值得崇拜的，事实上它们反而一手摧毁了那些原本好得多的系统和语言……
That's interesting, because I also feel people don't appreciate computing history appropriately. If you'd care to learn some real history, I suggest you read The UNIX-HATERS Handbook: http://web.mit.edu/%7Esimsong/www/ugh.pdf With this book, you'll learn that UNIX and C are nothing admirable and have actually been responsible for successfully destroying much better systems and languages…
…systems. I have never done this, perhaps because I remember the early days of OS/platform wars (Amiga or Atari? PC or console? Unix or VMS?), first on BBSes, then on Usenet. I also, early on, read the Unix-Haters Handbook, and I found it enlightening, even though it is not always spot-on. I leave all die-hard advocates with this quote: “All Software Sucks, All Hardware Sucks” (http://www.absurdnotions.org/an20010622.gif)…
……是为电传打字机设计的，而不是图形显示器。* 文本界面把控制面和数据面混为一谈 * 用于线程/纤程（fibers）等的 API 非常有限。有一本有点年头、稍微有些过时的书叫《Unix痛恨者手册》，值得一读。Plan 9 应该被看作是“Unix 的演进”，而不是一个完全不同的操作系统。要想知道有什么不同且可能更好的方案，你得看看 z/OS、Windows……
…designed for teletype machines, not graphic displays. * textual interface mixes control and data planes * limited APIs for threading/fibers/etc. There is an old and somewhat out of date book called the Unix Haters Handbook. It's worth a read. Plan 9 needs to be thought of as a "Unix evolution", not a different OS. For a perspective on what would be different and possibly better, you will need to look at z/OS, Windows…
A while? You must have never read the UNIX-HATERS Handbook (http://simson.net/ref/ugh.pdf), which should be required reading for any unix fan, along with the Plan9 design documents (cat-v.org). In this case, "the X Windows disaster" chapter seems most appropriate. Feel free to ignore the VMS fanboys, though.
And yes, I am a dedicated unix (OpenBSD) user.
想换个视角的话，别忘了读读《Unix痛恨者手册》（The Unix-Haters Handbook）里关于管道的那一节：http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf （第 198 页）
For an alternative view, don't forget to read the section on Pipes of The Unix-Haters Handbook: http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf (page 198)
挺有意思，因为我也觉得大家对计算历史的理解不够客观。要是你想了解点真正的历史，建议读读《Unix痛恨者手册》：http://web.mit.edu/%7Esimsong/www/ugh.pdf 读完你就会明白，UNIX 和 C 语言根本没啥值得崇拜的，事实上它们反而一手摧毁了那些原本好得多的系统和语言……
That's interesting, because I also feel people don't appreciate computing history appropriately. If you'd care to learn some real history, I suggest you read The UNIX-HATERS Handbook: http://web.mit.edu/%7Esimsong/www/ugh.pdf With this book, you'll learn that UNIX and C are nothing admirable and have actually been responsible for successfully destroying much better systems and languages…
……系统。我从来没这么干过，可能因为我还记得当年操作系统/平台大战的早期岁月（Amiga 还是 Atari？PC 还是主机？Unix 还是 VMS？），先是在 BBS 上掐，后来又在 Usenet 上吵。而且我很早就读了《Unix痛恨者手册》，虽然它并不总是切中要害，但我依然觉得很受启发。送给所有死忠拥趸一句话：“所有软件都是垃圾，所有硬件都是垃圾”（http://www.absurdnotions.org/an20010622.gif）……
…systems. I have never done this, perhaps because I remember the early days of OS/platform wars (Amiga or Atari? PC or console? Unix or VMS?), first on BBSes, then on Usenet. I also, early on, read the Unix-Haters Handbook, and I found it enlightening, even though it is not always spot-on. I leave all die-hard advocates with this quote: “All Software Sucks, All Hardware Sucks” (http://www.absurdnotions.org/an20010622.gif)…
如果你之前没碰巧读过，不妨去 Google 搜一下《Unix痛恨者手册》，一本非常有趣、书本篇幅的反驳檄文。
If you haven't run across it before, google up The Unix-Haters Handbook for an entertaining book-length rebuttal.
……是为电传打字机设计的，而不是图形显示器。* 文本界面把控制面和数据面混为一谈 * 用于线程/纤程（fibers）等的 API 非常有限。有一本有点年头、稍微有些过时的书叫《Unix痛恨者手册》，值得一读。Plan 9 应该被看作是“Unix 的演进”，而不是一个完全不同的操作系统。要想知道有什么不同且可能更好的方案，你得看看 z/OS、Windows……
…designed for teletype machines, not graphic displays. * textual interface mixes control and data planes * limited APIs for threading/fibers/etc. There is an old and somewhat out of date book called the Unix Haters Handbook. It's worth a read. Plan 9 needs to be thought of as a "Unix evolution", not a different OS. For a perspective on what would be different and possibly better, you will need to look at z/OS, Windows…
一阵子？你肯定没读过《The UNIX-HATERS Handbook》（http://simson.net/ref/ugh.pdf），这本书应该是每个 unix 粉丝的必读，还有 Plan9 的设计文档（cat-v.org）。在这个情况下，"X Windows 灾难" 那一章似乎最合适。不过，VMS 脑残粉的话你可以随便忽略。 是的，我是一个忠实的 unix（OpenBSD）用户。
A while? You must have never read the UNIX-HATERS Handbook (http://simson.net/ref/ugh.pdf), which should be required reading for any unix fan, along with the Plan9 design documents (cat-v.org). In this case, "the X Windows disaster" chapter seems most appropriate. Feel free to ignore the VMS fanboys, though. And yes, I am a dedicated unix (OpenBSD) user.