Yes, in many ways it is closer to Windows and IBM mainframe/micros semantics, even though it looks like UNIX on the surface.
For example, it uses COFF (although it also does ELF), the shared libraries also use export files, are private by default, and allow lazy loading on demand when symbols are touched for the first time, just like on Windows.
The TUI tooling to manage the OS is similar to what the other IBM platforms use.
Not much I can remember, the last time I used Aix was in 2002.
theonething|3 years ago
Not saying you're insinuating that. Just curious about AIX.
pjmlp|3 years ago
For example, it uses COFF (although it also does ELF), the shared libraries also use export files, are private by default, and allow lazy loading on demand when symbols are touched for the first time, just like on Windows.
The TUI tooling to manage the OS is similar to what the other IBM platforms use.
Not much I can remember, the last time I used Aix was in 2002.