Why the Windows Registry sucks technically (2010)
i think the windows registry probably sucks because windows was primarily built to enable developers and end users to use microcomputers to make money (where messes are acceptable as long as it makes money) and unix differs in that it was built to enable telephony engineers to operate a telephone network reliably and efficiently.<p>so if you&#x27;re an engineer or scientist or care about operations, you like unix style systems because they were built with you in mind.  you, like internal bell system engineers and researchers, are the end user.<p>if you only care about money, windows is your jam because who cares you can always use money to make people suffer whatever horrendous mess that results from using windows and everybody dumping crap in the registry because who cares it makes money.