"The early days of Unix at Bell Labs" presented by Brian Kernighan
The early history of UNIX... from a man who was there.
This last Friday, Brian Kernighan gave a 45 minute presentation at Linux Conference Australia.
And, I’m telling you right now, it’s worth watching.
If anyone knows the history of UNIX, it’s Kernighan. He was there. When it comes to the topic of UNIX he has, to put it mildly, street cred.
From the session description:
In barely 50 years, the Unix operating system has gone from a tiny two-person experiment in a New Jersey attic to a multi-billion dollar industry whose products and services are an integral part of the world's computing infrastructure. Along the way, there have been many changes, but a surprisingly large amount is much the same as when it started.
How did this come about? What are the good ideas in Unix that have been preserved and even spread? What are the good ideas that have fallen by the wayside? What are the not so good ideas that have prospered? And what might the future hold?
As someone who was present at the creation (though assuredly not responsible for it), I'll present some humble but correct opinions on these and related topics.
… “humble but correct opinions”
Ha! Love it.
Without further ado, Kernighan… on the early days of UNIX.
A huge round of thanks to Linux Conference Australia for making this happen. And to Brian Kernighan for taking the time to put this together (and for all of his, most excellent, work over the years). Big thumbs up.
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