Re:Working with Files Is Hard (2019)
by trinix912 on Friday January 24, 2025 @01:49PM
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> Sounds like Worse Is Better™: operating systems that tried to present safer abstractions were at a disadvantage compared to operating systems that shipped whatever was easiest to implement.
What about the Windows API? Windows is a pretty successful OS with a less leaky FS abstraction. I know it's a totally different deal than POSIX (files can't be devices etc), the FS function calls require a seemingly absurd number of arguments, but it does seem safer and clearer what's going to happen.
What about the Windows API? Windows is a pretty successful OS with a less leaky FS abstraction. I know it's a totally different deal than POSIX (files can't be devices etc), the FS function calls require a seemingly absurd number of arguments, but it does seem safer and clearer what's going to happen.