unix设计哲学

说到Unix为我们所带来的软件开发的哲学，我必需要说一说。Unix遵循的原则是KISS（Keep
it simple, stupid）。在http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy 上有很多的基本上大同小异的Unix哲学，都是很经典的。

Doug McIlroy 是认为UNIX的哲学是这样的：三条哲学，简明扼要，就是这三条哲学贯穿着整个Unix世界。尤其是第一条“do
one thing and do it well”真是相当精彩！

l Write programs that do one thing and do it well.

l Write programs to work together.

l Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal
interface.

只要是Unix的程序员，他们会比别的程序员在任何时候都会不停地强调着这三条哲学。

而《The Art of Unix Programming》总结了下面这些哲学，都是至理名言啊。

Rule of Modularity: Write simple parts connected by clean interfaces.
Rule of Clarity: Clarity is better than cleverness.
Rule of Composition: Design programs to be connected to other programs.
Rule of Separation: Separate policy from mechanism; separate interfaces from engines.
Rule of Simplicity: Design for simplicity; add complexity only where you must.
Rule of Parsimony: Write a big program only when it is clear by demonstration that nothing else will do.
Rule of Transparency: Design for visibility to make inspection and debugging easier.
Rule of Robustness: Robustness is the child of transparency and simplicity.
Rule of Representation: Fold knowledge into data so program logic can be stupid and robust.
Rule of Least Surprise: In interface design, always do the least surprising thing.
Rule of Silence: When a program has nothing surprising to say, it should say nothing.
Rule of Repair: When you must fail, fail noisily and as soon as possible.
Rule of Economy: Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.
Rule of Generation: Avoid hand-hacking; write programs to write programs when you can.
Rule of Optimization: Prototype before polishing. Get it working before you optimize it.
Rule of Diversity: Distrust all claims for "one true way".
Rule of Extensibility: Design for the future, because it will be here sooner than you think.

X Windows 的设计者 Mike Gancarz 给出了下面九条哲学思想

在今天，这种思想依然被传承着，在影响着世界上各个角落的每一个程序员。

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