lawsofprogramming

1. Any given program, when running, is obsolete.

2. Any given program costs more and takes longer.

3. If a program is useful, it will have to be changed.

4. If a program is useless, it will have to be documented.

5. Any given program will expand to fill all available memory.

6. The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output.

7. Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capability of the programmer who
must maintain it.

8. If a test installation functions perfectly, all subsequent systems will malfunction.

9. Not until a program has been in production for at least six months will the most
harmful error be discovered.

10. Profanity is the one language all programmers know best.