Computing culture Computing culture (Brooks' law) Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brooks' law"
Hacker describes a class of people who create and modify computer software and computer hardware, including people skilled in computer programming, administration and security. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hacker"
Linus's law, named after Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, states that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow". More formally: "Given a large enough beta-tester and co- developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone." The rule was formulated and named by Eric S. Raymond in his essay The Cathedral and the Bazaar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Linus's law"
Modding is a slang expression for the act of modifying a piece of hardware or software to perform a function not intended by someone with legal rights concerning that modification. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modding"
Netiquette ( neologism, a portmanteau formed from " Internet etiquette") is a catch-all term for the conventions of politeness recognised on Usenet, in mailing lists, and on other electronic forums such as internet message boards. These conventions address group phenomena (such as flaming) with changes in personal behaviour, such as not posting in all uppercase, not ( cross-)posting to inappropriate groups, refraining from commercial advertising outside the biz groups and not top-posting. RFC 1855 is a fairly lengthy and comprehensive set of such conventions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Netiquette"
In computer programming and software engineering, the ninety-ninety rule states: ...more on Wikipedia about "Ninety-ninety rule"
Rock's Law, named for Arthur Rock, says that the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years. As of 2003, the price had already reached about 3 billion US dollars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rock's law"
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In computing, a script kiddie (occasionally script bunny, script kitty or skiddie) is a derogatory term for inexperienced crackers who use scripts and programs developed by others, without knowing what they are or how they work, for the purpose of compromising computer accounts and files, and for launching attacks on whole computer systems (see DoS). In general, they do not have the ability to write these kinds of programs on their own. Such programs have included WinNuke applications, Back Orifice, and Sub7. ...more on Wikipedia about "Script kiddie"
Tuttle's law is an adage in the spirit of Murphy's law. It states, ...more on Wikipedia about "Tuttle's law"
Wirth's law in computing was made popular by Niklaus Wirth in 1995. There are two slightly different versions and it is unclear which was the original form, or where the law actually originated from. The law states ...more on Wikipedia about "Wirth's law"
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