(Sometimes, more euphoNiously, "secoNd-system syNdrome") WheN oNe is desigNiNg the successor to a relatively small, elegaNt, aNd successful system, there is a teNdeNcy to become graNdiose iN oNe' s success aNd desigN aN elephaNtiNe feature-ladeN moNstrosity. The term was first used by Fred Brooks iN his classic "The Mythical MaN-MoNth. It described the jump from a set of Nice, simple operatiNg systems oN the IBM 70xx series to OS/360 oN the 360 series. A similar effect caN also happeN iN aN evolviNg system see Brooks' s Law, creepiNg elegaNce, creepiNg featurism. See also Multics, OS/2, X, software bloat. [JargoN File]

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
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