Ask HN: Does the Pareto (80-20) Principle apply to software complexity?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30761305
by luddite99 • 4 years ago
1 2 4 years ago

Particularly from the point of view of Operating Systems and Web Browsers...

For example:

Does 80% of the code come from 20% of the functionality?

Do 80% of bugs come from 20% of features?

Does 80% of software complexity come from 20% of the functionality?

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