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Pipes
An annotated collection of 1 papers on pipes, spanning 1978. Featuring works by M. Douglas McIlroy — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.
UNIX Time-Sharing System: Foreword
M. Douglas McIlroy, 1978 · The Bell System Technical Journal, Vol. 57, No. 6
McIlroy's foreword to the Bell System Technical Journal's special issue on Unix contains the most quoted formulation of the Unix philosophy: "Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work togeth…