Programming: Standards
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Standards make it easier to make your programs play nicely with other programs/systems. Trying to be compliant with multiple standards can be painful.
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Background
- posix (linux, bsd): http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
- windows: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/design
platforms
users and groups filesystem XDG Base Directory XDG Mime Applications XDG Desktop Entries POSIX terminal
general
standards: datetime standards: text encoding
