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Laws of Web Development

praveen kumar
praveen kumar

A slide based on the 'Immutable laws of web design and development' by blue flavor.

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Laws of Web Design and Development A compilation by Praveen <apnerve@gmail.com>
Adding manpower to a late software project makes it even later. Brookes' Law
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Parkinsons Law
Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out. Hoares Law
People under time pressure dont think faster. Listers Law
For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes. Pareto Principle
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. The Peter Principle
Any piece of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it. Conways Law
The time taken to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and the size of the target. Fitts Law
You cannot reduce the complexity of a given task beyond a certain point. Once youve reached that point, you can only shift the burden around. Teslers Law
The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct. Occams Razor
A task always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadters Law. Hofstadters Law
The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 10% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. Ninety-ninety Law
Whatever the state of a project, the time a project足 leader will estimate for completion is constant. Hartrees Law
Users spend most of their time on other sites. This means that users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know. Jakobs Law
The more highly adapted an organism becomes, the less adaptable it is to any new change. Fishers Fundamental Theorem

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Laws of Web Development

  • 1. Laws of Web Design and Development A compilation by Praveen <apnerve@gmail.com>
  • 2. Adding manpower to a late software project makes it even later. Brookes' Law
  • 3. Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Parkinsons Law
  • 4. Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out. Hoares Law
  • 5. People under time pressure dont think faster. Listers Law
  • 6. For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes. Pareto Principle
  • 7. In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. The Peter Principle
  • 8. Any piece of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it. Conways Law
  • 9. The time taken to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and the size of the target. Fitts Law
  • 10. You cannot reduce the complexity of a given task beyond a certain point. Once youve reached that point, you can only shift the burden around. Teslers Law
  • 11. The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct. Occams Razor
  • 12. A task always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadters Law. Hofstadters Law
  • 13. The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 10% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. Ninety-ninety Law
  • 14. Whatever the state of a project, the time a project足 leader will estimate for completion is constant. Hartrees Law
  • 15. Users spend most of their time on other sites. This means that users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know. Jakobs Law
  • 16. The more highly adapted an organism becomes, the less adaptable it is to any new change. Fishers Fundamental Theorem