[thfuran]

I would say rather that code badness has been keeping up with computing power increases.

[Dalewyn]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law (May he rest in peace.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Zawinski#Zawinski's_Law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

I wonder if this phenomenon can be generalized under one law, because clearly it pops up anywhere humans are concerned.