The Unix Philosophy

Originally from Mike Gancarz’s book, here are the 9 main tenets of Unix.

Learn them; live them.

I. Small is Beautiful II. Make Each Program Do One Thing Well III. Build a Prototype as Soon as Possible IV. Choose Portability Over Efficiency V. Store Data in Flat ASCII Files VI. Use Software Leverage to Your Advantage VII. Use Shell Scripts to Increase Leverage and Portability VIII. Avoid Captive User Interfaces IX. Make Every Program a Filter