Extra Quote: March, 1998

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 Any given program, when running, is obsolete.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 expands until it exceeds the capability of the programmer who must maintain it.

The next Extra Quote is for April, 1998.
Be sure to examine the weekly quotes for this month:
March 4, 1998
March 11, 1998
March 18, 1998
March 25, 1998
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