This is a book about Unix programming, but in it we’re going to toss around the words “culture,” “art,” and “philosophy” a lot. If you are not a programmer, or you are a programmer who has had little ...

My discussion of software surprises on Saturday reminded me about the Law or Principle of Least Astonishment, also called the Law or Rule of Least Surprise. This certainly goes back to the early days ...

Ever wondered why programming in Bash is so difficult? Bash employs the same constructs as traditional programming languages; however, under the hood, the logic is rather different. The Bourne-Again ...