Please answer the following questions after completing the assigned reading on the history of UNIX and Richard Gabriel’s writing about “Worse is Better.” You can submit your responses to the Reading Journal assignment on Gradescope.
To earn full credit for this assignment you will need to provide responses that address each of the questions, show a high-level of engagement with the assigned reading, and make connections between course content, the reading, and your own opinions or experiences. Your responses will also be graded on the quality of your writing; write in complete sentences, check for issue with spelling or grammar, and organize your writing to ensure your responses clearly convey your thoughts and observations.
Describe a time when you used either the “New Jersey approach” or the “MIT approach”. Were any of Gabriel’s observations relevant to this experience? Give an example of how your experience matches or contradicts Gabriel’s claims about these two approaches to building software.
UNIX is one of the primary examples of Richard Gabriel’s “New Jersey approach.” While he gives some examples in his short essay, there are many instances of this approach evident in the design of UNIX. Point to one aspect of UNIX—either from the reading or your own experience using a UNIX-like OS—that you believe illustrates the New Jersey approach. Justify your choice.
Which approach—either MIT or New Jersey—do you believe is better? Why? Give clear examples to support your case.