From the archive · Friday, 14 August 2026

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Paper2006

Out of the Tar Pit

Ben Moseley & Peter Marks

Complexity is the single greatest source of software failure, and most of it is accidental state that could be designed away.

Level: Intermediate
Access: Free
Length: 66 pages
Copy: link checked 17 Sept 2026
Filed under: Software Engineering

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