The Second Foot Principle (When the First Is in the Mouth Already)

Stanislav Shalunov

The Second Foot Principle (TSFP): The first software system that implements some concept or specification will have to be thrown away. It's best to be prepared to throw it away as the second system will be superior anyway.

The Second Foot Principle: When You Already Shot Yourself in the First

Acknowledgments

The necessity of separation of the prototype from the product in software development is well known. I just propose a name for the rule. I acknowledge:

Frederick P. Brooks, `The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering' for coining `prepare to throw one away'
Guy Almes for coining `the second system principle'
Anatoly Karp for coining (in Russian) `printsip vtoroi sobaki'

The Second Foot Principle (When the First Is in the Mouth Already)

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