From 5f743598bda0b2987ff29798be75c53377f12eb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles-Axel Dein Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:06:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add second system --- glossary.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/glossary.md b/glossary.md index b2ea7b2..676716d 100644 --- a/glossary.md +++ b/glossary.md @@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ * **Reliability** is made of maturity (frequency of failure in software), fault tolerance (ability to withstand failure) and recoverability (ability to bring back a failed system to full operation) ([ISO/IEC 9126 standard on evaluating software quality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_9126)). * **Two Generals' Problem**: "a thought experiment meant to illustrate the pitfalls and design challenges of attempting to coordinate an action by communicating over an unreliable link" ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Generals%27_Problem)). * **Whitebox monitoring** -* **Law of Demeter**: only talk to your immediate friends ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Demeter)) \ No newline at end of file +* **Law of Demeter**: only talk to your immediate friends ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Demeter)) + +### Second system effect + +"The second-system effect (also known as second-system syndrome) is the tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be plagued with feature creep due to inflated expectations." ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect))