Why Windows NT Kernel is Fundamentally Broken

Why Windows NT Kernel is Fundamentally Broken Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the Windows NT kernel is fundamentally broken. Not just “different”—broken. The Architecture Nightmare Monolithic Design with Microkernel Pretensions The NT kernel tries to be both monolithic and microkernel. It fails at both: Performance: Too many layers of abstraction Reliability: Single points of failure everywhere Security: Privilege escalation vulnerabilities built-in Maintainability: Spaghetti code that nobody understands Registry: The Worst Design Decision Ever 1 2 // This is how Windows stores configuration HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Compare to Linux: ...

October 18, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Woland

Bash is the Only Shell That Matters

Bash is the Only Shell That Matters Let me be crystal clear: bash is the only shell that matters. All these trendy alternatives like zsh, fish, and PowerShell are just distractions from what actually works. The Truth About “Modern” Shells Zsh: The Overhyped Pretender Zsh fanboys will tell you about “better completion” and “themes.” Here’s the reality: Bloat: Zsh is a bloated mess with features nobody actually uses Compatibility: Your scripts break when you switch to zsh Performance: Bash is faster and uses less memory Ubiquity: Bash is everywhere. Zsh? Not so much. 1 2 3 4 5 # This works everywhere #!/bin/bash for file in *.txt; do echo "Processing $file" done Fish: The “User-Friendly” Trap Fish claims to be “user-friendly” but it’s actually user-hostile: ...

October 18, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Woland