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Zawinski's law of software envelopment: Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones whi
by gpvos 8y ago
Zawinski's law of software envelopment:
Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
- ryandrake 8y agoThe modern angle on this rule is that "Every program eventually adds text chat, and they're all incompatible with each other."
- wffurr 8y agoIsn't mail just another form of text chat?
- mcv 8y agoYes. That makes it the more general form of the original law.
- ryandrake 8y agoThe incompatibility is the key feature that differentiates modern text chat from those inferior mail applications.
- HerrMonnezza 8y agoSomebody took your idea quite literally: https://www.coi-dev.org/ https://www.coi-dev.org/ (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19216077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19216077 )
- Balgair 8y agoAnother of jwz's laws is: Any social media company will expand until it behaves like a bank; receiving deposits and making loans to customers (not necessarily users).