mjl@tropix.UUCP (Mike Lutz) (05/04/87)
In article <360@winchester.UUCP> mash@winchester.UUCP (John Mashey) writes: >[Butler Lampson did a great paper on systems design a few years ago, >that among other principles used "hints" that sped performance, and >could well be wrong, if you were careful. I'll try to dig up the >reference if no one else gets there first.] The reference is "Hints for Computer System Design," Butler Lampson, IEEE Software, Vol.1 No. 1, January, 1984. I agree with John -- this is an excellent paper, one every system designer should read. Mike Lutz