creeping featurism
1creeping featurism — n. The tendency for complex systems to become even more complex over time due to the constant addition of new features. Example Citations: Features sell. Long ago, Microsoft recognized that features sell software not code size, efficiency, or… …
2Creeping elegance — Creeping elegance, related to creeping featurism and second system effect, is the tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and… …
3Software bloat — Software bloat, also known as bloatware or elephantware [ [http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/the 5 most annoying programs on your pc/ The 5 most annoying programs on your PC Download Squad ] ] , is a term used in both a neutral and… …
4Feature creep — For the project management concept, see scope creep. Feature creep, creeping featurism or featureitis is the ongoing expansion or addition of new features in a product, such as in computer software.[1] Extra features go beyond the basic function… …
5Ergonomics — Ergonomics: the science of designing user interaction with equipment and workplaces to fit the user. Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. The International …
6Editor war — For a type of conflict between wiki editors, see Edit war. Editor war is the common name for the rivalry between users of the vi and Emacs text editors. The rivalry has become a lasting part of hacker culture and the free software community. Many …
7KISS principle — K.I.S.S. redirects here. seealso|WP:KISS. For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation). The KISS principle (backronymed to Keep It Simple, Stupid ) states that design simplicity should be a key goal and unnecessary complexity avoided. It serves as a …
8You Ain't Gonna Need It — In software engineering, YAGNI, short for You Ain t Gonna Need It , suggests to programmers that they should not add functionality until it is necessary. Ron Jeffries writes, Always implement things when you actually need them, never when you… …
9Coding by exception — is an anti pattern where software quickly degrades in performance and maintainability because it evolves by having special case functionality added piecemeal. This typically happens because an existing piece of software is extended to cover… …
10Commercial off-the-shelf — In the United States, Commercially available Off The Shelf (COTS) is a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) term defining a nondevelopmental item (NDI) of supply that is both commercial and sold in substantial quantities in the commercial… …
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