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Law of Software Development

Published by: wktd 2009-01-07
  • I remember reading something a while ago about a 'law' of software development, which said that that all software will expand until it ultimately has the capability to send email. I can't remember where I found this, though, and what the name of the law is! Any help would be appreciated :)


  • I believe you're thinking of Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment. "Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment (also known as Zawinski's Law) relates the pressure of popularity to the phenomenon of software bloat: Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. Examples of the law in action include Emacs and Mozilla. This law is attributed to Jamie Zawinski, who popularized it. It may have been inspired by the humorous Law of Software Development and Envelopment at MIT, which was posted on Usenet in 1989 by Greg Kuperberg, who wrote: Every program in development at MIT expands until it can read mail." Wikipedia: Zawinski's law of software envelopment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zawinski's_law_of_software_envelopment My Google search strategy: Google Web Search: "zawinski's law" ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22zawinski%27s+law%22 I hope this is precisely what you need. If it is not, or if anything is unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my answer. Best regards, pinkfreud


    • Dr. Dobb's | Errant Architectures | April 1, 2003::
    Hence, we get to my First Law of Distributed Object Design: Don’t . Scientist at ThoughtWorks and a frequent speaker at Software Development conferences.
    http://www.ddj.com/architect/184414966    HOME
    Index for publications on software process technologies::
    /AU 220/ Regulations for Planning, Development, Procurement, Introduction and Application of Armed /Minski, 1989/ Law-governed software processes
    http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/gdpa/bib/p27.htm    HOME



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