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second-system effect

Also known as second-system syndrome

tendency of small, elegant systems to be succeeded by bloated systems

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software engineering

project management

mainframe computer

Eric S. Raymond

Unix philosophy

The Mythical Man-Month

overengineering

IBM 700/7000 series

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