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Do one thing well "Do one thing well " is one of the underlying design principles of the Unix operating system. Anyone with a little experience in working with Unix and Unix-like systems would have seen the benefits of this simple principle, when the...

Mar 4, 2023 · 13 min read · spikestory.hashnode.dev  
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