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second-system effect en · NOUN

Etymology

Introduced by Fred Brooks in his book The Mythical Man-Month (1975).

Meanings

  1. The tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be succeeded by overengineered, bloated systems, due to inflated expectations and overconfidence.

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Synonyms

second-system syndrome