Creeping elegance

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and usability.

Synonyms

feature envy extreme programming code review postel's law creepware second-system effect dirty code neat resume-driven development progressive enhancement fit and finish inner-platform effect

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