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arXiv:2011.02455cs.DC

Hints and Principles for Computer System Design

Butler Lampson

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Abstract

This new long version of my 1983 paper suggests the goals you might have for your system -- Simple, Timely, Efficient, Adaptable, Dependable, Yummy (STEADY) -- and techniques for achieving them -- Approximate, Incremental, Divide & Conquer (AID). It also gives some principles for system design that are more than just hints, and many examples of how to apply the ideas.

arXiv comments
There is also a short version of this paper, about half the length of this one
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cs.DCDistributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing cs.OSOperating Systems cs.SESoftware Engineering

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  1. Ask HN: Best resources on abstracting and dealing with complexity 1 comment

    • Butler Lampson's 2020 expansion of his 1983 paper Hints and Principles for Computer System Design [1] [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.02455

      EdwardCoffinView on HNParent context

  2. Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately? 1 comment

    • A nearly book-length paper: Hints and Principles for Computer System Design by Butler Lampson (May 14, 2021 version) [1]. I'd skimmed it and listened to his talk before, but I recently completed a close and careful reading. It's got a lot of really good stuff in it. [1]…

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