# tszzl on Twitter - Text Is the Universal Interface (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/19429008) **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[tszzl on Twitter]] **Full Title**:: Text Is the Universal Interface **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [scale.com](https://scale.com/blog/text-universal-interface) **Host**:: [[scale.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2022-10-05]] **Created**:: [[2022-10-07]] ## Highlights - This is the Unix philosophy: write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together. Write programs that handle text streams, because that is a universal interface. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1542096208/20878950)) ^392781711 #quote