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10 C++............................................................................................
The COBOL of the 90sThe Assembly Language of
Object-Oriented Programming ..................................................
Syntax Syrup of Ipecac..............................................................
Abstract What? .......................................................................... 211
C++ Is to C as Lung Cancer Is to Lung .....................................
The Evolution of a Programmer ................................................Part 3: Sysadmin’s Nightmare...................
(^11) System Administration............................................
Unix’s Hidden Cost
Keeping Unix Running and Tuned ............................................
Disk Partitions and Backups......................................................
Configuration Files....................................................................
Maintaining Mail Services ........................................................
Where Did I Go Wrong? ...........................................................
12 Security..................................................................................
Oh, I’m Sorry, Sir, Go Ahead,
I Didn’t Realize You Were Root
The Oxymoronic World of Unix Security .................................
Holes in the Armor ....................................................................
The Worms Crawl In .................................................................
(^13) The File System..............................................................
Sure It Corrupts Your Files,
But Look How Fast It Is!
What’s a File System? ...............................................................
UFS: The Root of All Evil.........................................................