Lehman’s Laws of Software Evolution

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gptkbp:instanceOf software engineering theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Lehman’s Laws
gptkbp:appliesTo E-type software systems
gptkbp:firstPublished 1974
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Meir_M._Lehman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lehman’s Laws of Software Evolution
gptkbp:influenced software maintenance
software evolution research
gptkbp:legalSystem gptkb:Continuing_Change
gptkb:Self_Regulation
Conservation of Familiarity
Conservation of Organizational Stability
Continuing Growth
Declining Quality
Feedback System
Increasing Complexity
Evolving Software Must Be Adapted or It Becomes Progressively Less Satisfactory
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 8
gptkbp:relatedTo software process models
software lifecycle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Continuing_Change
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7