Re:Whoever does not understand Lisp is doomed to reinvent it...
by pjmlp on Sunday May 15, 2016 @10:59AM
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> The tech world made a huge step backwards with introduction of Unix and C, and we're only slowly recovering and beginning to pay attention to the things people did before.
When I discovered UNIX via Xenix, I already had ZX Spectrum (48K, 128+2A, 128+3), SAM Coupé, Amiga 500, Windows 3.x experience, so the world of UNIX OS architecture seemed quite interesting.
When I got to learn C, that experience already had showed me there were other means to make use of all computer capabilities.
So the time spent on UNIX land, meant I was initially one of those renegades trying to use C++ instead of C like everyone else.
Eventually the introduction to Smaltalk and Native Oberon spiked my interest to delve into their history, as I was specializing in compiler design.
That showed me a world much more interesting that what AT&T has ever produced.
A saner mentality regarding what computer safety and developer productivity should actually be like, but sadly failed in the market, because UNIX was initially available for free.
I would dare to say that the OS architectures and development stacks from Apple, Google and Microsoft are much closer to those ideas than whatever exists in the pure UNIX world.
When I discovered UNIX via Xenix, I already had ZX Spectrum (48K, 128+2A, 128+3), SAM Coupé, Amiga 500, Windows 3.x experience, so the world of UNIX OS architecture seemed quite interesting.
When I got to learn C, that experience already had showed me there were other means to make use of all computer capabilities.
So the time spent on UNIX land, meant I was initially one of those renegades trying to use C++ instead of C like everyone else.
Eventually the introduction to Smaltalk and Native Oberon spiked my interest to delve into their history, as I was specializing in compiler design.
That showed me a world much more interesting that what AT&T has ever produced.
A saner mentality regarding what computer safety and developer productivity should actually be like, but sadly failed in the market, because UNIX was initially available for free.
I would dare to say that the OS architectures and development stacks from Apple, Google and Microsoft are much closer to those ideas than whatever exists in the pure UNIX world.