(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]

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