📝Time-adjusted complexity definition

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Ousterhout₂₀₁₈

Ousterhout defines complexity as $C = \sum_{p} c_p t_p$ where

• $c_p$—complexity of a part

• $t_p$—time developers spend on this part

Time-adjusted complexity justifies pushing the complexity downward.

Backlinks

• 📝 § Complexity
• 📝 Low-level programming will become less and less popular
• 📝 Time-adjusted complexity justifies pushing the complexity downward
• 📖 A philosophy of software design
• 📝 Waterbed Theory