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by SKILNER 749 days ago
I think this was more comprehensively described by The (Eight) Laws of Software Evolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman%27s_laws_of_software_ev...

This subject always reminds me of something someone said, possibly Professor Alain April, "software is the only system where maintenance tends to degrade it."

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>"software is the only system where maintenance tends to degrade it."

Someone hasn't met my shoddy electrician/handyman