Cultural Differences: Unix & Windows

Joel on Software delivers another great article to the masses; this time about cultural differences between programming approaches to Unix and Windows.  It really explains a lot more than just differences dealing with “programming” and actually hits on a lot of the general differences.  In fact, the article is essentially a well-disguised book review for Eric S. Raymond’s new book, but that really doesn’t matter since the content is good.

Posted Wednesday December 17, 2003 in Around the Internet by Chris Curtis

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Though I’m a fan of both technologies, I have this feeling that a Unix programmer would be appaled at putting Unix and Windows on the same level. Most people who don’t like Windows, hate Windows, in my experiance with them.

By Greg Ferrell on December 17, 2003 at 04:19pm link

apples and oranges.

By caesar on December 17, 2003 at 07:58pm link

Not really, which is kind of the point of the article.  They’re nearly identical.  The difference is how programmers and end users approach each one.

By Derek Jones on December 17, 2003 at 08:34pm link

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