Ask HN: Why is everything a file in Unix

Some good in depth explanations:

- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/141016/a-laymans-ex...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_is_a_file

[everything is pipeline](https://github.com/linpengcheng/PurefunctionPipelineDataflow)

[everything is RMDB](https://github.com/linpengcheng/PurefunctionPipelineDataflow...)

Unix predates 'objects' by about 20 years.

But hey, we don't have to restrict ourselves to a 1970s operating system forever. Producing one where everything is an object is your own personal chance for fame.

It is even more so in Plan9. It simplifies interface(s) a lot!

The idea is that it maximizes simplicity.