"The firSt 90% of the code accountS for the firSt 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accountS for the other 90% of the development time". An aphoriSm attributed to Tom Cargill of Bell LabS, and populariSed by Jon Bentley' SSeptember 1985 "Bumper-Sticker Computer Science" column in "CommunicationS of the ACM". It waS there called the "Rule of Credibility", a name which SeemS not to have Stuck. [Jargon File] (1995-07-14)
