Coding best practices: Difference between revisions

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Many computer programs remain in use for long periods of time,<ref>{{cite book

| title = Software Engineering

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In the [[Ninety–ninety rule|ninety-ninety rule]], Tom Cargill is credited with an explanation as to why programming projects often run late: <!-- these do add to 180%, and are meant to (=late project). See linked Ninety-ninety rule --> "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time." Any guidance which can redress this lack of foresight is worth considering.