The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to build it out of simple pieces connected by well-defined interfaces, so that most problems are local and you can have some hope of fixing or optimizing a part without breaking the whole


The Art of UNIX Programming (ed. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003) - ISBN: 9780132465885

Eric S. Raymond Quotes

The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to build it out of simple pieces connected ...

The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to build it out of simple pieces connected ...

The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to build it out of simple pieces connected ...

The only way to write complex software that won't fall on its face is to hold its global complexity down - to build it out of simple pieces connected ...