This post would benefit from further expanding some of these statements.
> UNIX isn’t good enough anymore and it’s getting worse
Why exactly?
> A new operating system means we can explore new ideas in new ways.
LISP machines were not only OSes but also hardware. Is the author also proposing running this OS on optimized hardware or simply using our x86-64/AMD/M1 CPUs?
> With lisp machines, we can cut out the complicated multi-language, multi library mess from the stack, eliminate memory leaks and questions of type safety, binary exploits, and millions of lines of sheer complexity that clog up modern computers.
Sure, but it also requires rewriting a lot of these things, introducing and fixing new bugs... It feels like the good ol' "let's rewrite this program" that quite frequently doesn't live up to the expectations [1].
[1] https://vibratingmelon.com/2011/06/10/why-you-should-almost-...
> UNIX isn’t good enough anymore and it’s getting worse
Why exactly?
> A new operating system means we can explore new ideas in new ways.
LISP machines were not only OSes but also hardware. Is the author also proposing running this OS on optimized hardware or simply using our x86-64/AMD/M1 CPUs?
> With lisp machines, we can cut out the complicated multi-language, multi library mess from the stack, eliminate memory leaks and questions of type safety, binary exploits, and millions of lines of sheer complexity that clog up modern computers.
Sure, but it also requires rewriting a lot of these things, introducing and fixing new bugs... It feels like the good ol' "let's rewrite this program" that quite frequently doesn't live up to the expectations [1].
[1] https://vibratingmelon.com/2011/06/10/why-you-should-almost-...