Laws of Computer Programming
1) Any given program, when running, is obsolete.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 inversely proportional
to the weight of its output.
7) Program complexity grows until it exceeds the
capability of the programmer who must maintain it.
8) Make it possible for programmers to write programs
in English, and you will find that programmers
cannot write in English.
