second-system effect
The tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be succeeded by overengineered, bloated systems, due to inflated expectations and overconfidence.
Noun
- The tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be succeeded by overengineered, bloated systems, due to inflated expectations and overconfidence.
Synonyms: second-system syndrome
Origin
Introduced by Fred Brooks in his book The Mythical Man-Month (1975).