“Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.” LawScienceLiteratureDifficultComputerIncreaseProgrammingSoftwareProgrammersComputer ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguageEntropySoftware DesignThermodynamicsComputer Software Author:Norman Ralph Augustine
“It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished.” LiteratureAchieveCostTenIncreaseFactorsAccomplishedExpensiveItemsDegradationAggravationUncommonUnreliability Author:Norman Ralph Augustine
“Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.” DoeLiteratureIncreaseOverhead Author:Norman Ralph Augustine
