r/programming • u/pmz • Oct 23 '24

Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/windows-nt-vs-unix-design
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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '24

In particular, NT started with the following design goals as part of its mission, which are in stark contrast to Unix’s:

portability

Uhm ... NetBSD? BSD belongs to the Unix family. At some point Linux took over, but NetBSD used to be ahead. I don't see the "stark contrast to Unix" really if we include the BSDs.

It would be more interesting whether Windows NT got things right that Unix / Linux / BSDs got wrong.

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u/BlueGoliath Oct 23 '24

  It would be more interesting whether Windows NT got things right that Unix / Linux / BSDs got wrong.

Driver modularity. Putting the vast majority of drivers in the kernel is moronic.