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Software Entropy

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I learned a new gimmicky programming phrase today: Software Entropy. Entropy is a physics term that describes “disorder” (or something like that). Now rather than saying, “As a codebase gets older, it gets more and more messed up,” which is something everyone already knows, the young programmers out of consulting school are rephrasing it as, “Beware of Software Entropy.” Now you too can impress the pointy-haired bosses and charge more fees.

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