why learn UNIX

[bob at mwhhlaw.UUCP]

> In a recent article rbl at nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) wrote:
> >	UNIX, with it's pipe feature and the excellent Software Tools
> >	books to back it up, serves well in teaching students how to
> >	quickly analyze an end-user's real needs and quickly prototype
> >	a solution.  The fast analysis/prototype cycle results in systems...
> 
> WHAT IN THE HOLY GOOD GOD EARTH DO PIPES HAVE TO DO WITH RAPID PROTOTYPING????
> 
> This article sounds like a snow job...   growl.
> 
> garry wiegand   (garry%cadif-oak at cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu)

Let's not be too harsh.  Redirection of input and output, in
conjunction with pipes and existing UNIX filters and tools, does
facilitate quick working solutions (i.e. prototypes) for many
requirements.  The modular approach encouraged by UNIX also makes
it easier to fine tune these solutions as the end-user's
demands evolve during use of the program.
-- 
Bob Hartley
ihnp4!inuxc!mwhhlaw!bob
Indianapolis