Is Worse Better? - Worse is Better by Richard P. Gabriel

Book Overflow

This week Carter and Nathan take a break from books and discuss the the seminal Worse is Better essays by Richard P. Gabriel. Join them as they how Unix and C were once perceived, tradeoffs in software design, and whether or not worse is truly better!

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --

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Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html

Rise of Worse is Better

https://www.dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

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00:00 Intro

01:37 About the Essays

06:18 Thoughts on the Essays

15:48 "the right thing" vs "worse is better" or MIT vs New Jersey

39:59 Usefulness: Why worse beats better

49:41 when worse is worse

57:31 Final Thoughts

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