Technology Quotes by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

15 Technology quotes by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Andrew S. Tanenbaum’s fifteen observations bring his textbook clarity to the discussion of operating systems and broader computer science concepts. The collection serves as a succinct refresher for students and professionals alike.

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XML combines the efficiency of text files with the readability of binary files

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Microkernels are not a pipe dream. They represent proven technology.

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A multithreaded file system is only a performance hack.

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Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.

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The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.

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Sequential programming is really hard, and parallel programming is a step beyond that.

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Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind…

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While most people can talk rationally about kernel design and portability, the issue of free-ness is 100% emotional.

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A refund for defective software might be nice, except it would bankrupt the entire software industry in the first year.

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If anyone had realized that within 10 years this tiny system that was picked up almost by accident was going to be…

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The only real argument for monolithic systems was performance, and there is now enough evidence showing that microkernel systems can be just…

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A couple of years ago this guy called Ken Brown wrote a book saying that Linus stole Linux from me It later…

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But in all honesty, I would suggest that people who want a modern "free" OS look around for a microkernel-based, portable OS,…

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A lot of other people wanted a free production UNIX with lots of bells and whistles and wanted to convert MINIX into…

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I have a mouse, but don't have a mouse driver for MINIX and have never felt the need to write one. Typing…

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The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.

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Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.

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Sequential programming is really hard, and parallel programming is a step beyond that.

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Linux is a leprosy; … This statement is not grammatically or factually correct.

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If anyone had realized that within 10 years this tiny system that was picked up almost by accident was going to be controlling 50…

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The only real argument for monolithic systems was performance, and there is now enough evidence showing that microkernel systems can be just as fast…

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I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.

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Unfortunately, the current generation of mail programs do not have checkers to see if the sender knows what he is talking about.

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However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse process.

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But in all honesty, I would suggest that people who want a modern "free" OS look around for a microkernel-based, portable OS, like maybe…

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Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

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