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Second-system effect

The second-system effect (also second-system syndrome) is the tendency for a successful first system (often small and relatively elegant) to be followed by a second system that becomes over-engineered or bloated. The effect is commonly attributed to increased confidence after the first success and to accumulated ideas that were deferred from the first…

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related to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacement · 5
Second-system effect → Brooks, Butler Lampson, In The Mythical Man-Month, The, This

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Second-system effectrelated to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacementThe0.60section
Second-system effectrelated to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacementIn The Mythical Man-Month0.60section
Second-system effectrelated to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacementBrooks0.60section
Second-system effectrelated to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacementThis0.60section
Second-system effectrelated to Relation to rewrites, prototypes, and planned replacementButler Lampson0.60section

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