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arXiv:2011.02455 (cs)
[Submitted on 3 Nov 2020 (v1), last revised 20 May 2021 (this
version, v3)]

Title:Hints and Principles for Computer System Design

Authors: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.

Comments: There is also a short version of this paper, about half the
          length of this one
Subjects: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC);
          Operating Systems (cs.OS); Software Engineering (cs.SE)
Cite as:  arXiv:2011.02455 [cs.DC]
          (or arXiv:2011.02455v3 [cs.DC] for this version)

Submission history

From: Butler Lampson [view email]
[v1] Tue, 3 Nov 2020 17:40:36 UTC (1,397 KB)
[v2] Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:09:21 UTC (796 KB)
[v3] Thu, 20 May 2021 15:45:04 UTC (1,942 KB)
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