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Bloat: How and Why UNIX Grew Up (and Out) - Rusty Russell,Matt Evans
Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia
Rusty Russell and Matt Evans examine why Unix utilities like ls and cat grew from a few kilobytes to over a hundred kilobytes. They take apart common tools to see where the growth comes from.
Used in software bloat debates as a measured look at why binaries got larger.
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