rococo adj.
Terminally baroque. Used to imply that a
program has become so encrusted with the software equivalent of
gold leaf and curlicues that they have completely swamped the
underlying design. Called after the later and more extreme forms
of Baroque architecture and decoration prevalent during the
mid-1700s in Europe. Alan Perlis said: "Every program eventually
becomes rococo, and then rubble." Compare critical mass.
Terminally baroque. Used to imply that a
program has become so encrusted with the software equivalent of
gold leaf and curlicues that they have completely swamped the
underlying design. Called after the later and more extreme forms
of Baroque architecture and decoration prevalent during the
mid-1700s in Europe. Alan Perlis said: "Every program eventually
becomes rococo, and then rubble." Compare critical mass.
Related:
- rococo: adj. {Baroque} in the extreme. Used to imply that a
program has become so encrusted with the software equivalent of
gold leaf and curlicues that they have completely swamped the
underlying design.
Called after the later and more extreme forms of... - In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
Alan... - Quote #31
In the long run, every program becomes rococo,
and then rubble. -- Alan... - baroque adj.
[common] Feature-encrusted; complex;
gaudy; verging on excessive. Said of hardware or (esp... - baroque: adj. Feature-encrusted; complex; gaudy; verging on
excessive.
Said of hardware or (esp.) software designs, this has... - In the long run, every program becomes rococco, and then rubble.
Alan...
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