Hrm, well, the Second-System Effect refers to a problem with
designers, not releases.  As Brooks put it, "this second is the
most dangerous system a man ever designs." (1)  It refers to the
designer's typical advance from caution, to boldness, to mature
judgment.

The accumulation of complexity over time probably belongs to the
Creeping Featurism family.

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1  Brooks, Frederick P., jr.: _The Mythical Man-Month_, p. 55

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Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer   [email protected]
Asking whether markets are efficient is like asking whether people are smart.

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