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diff --git a/Jevons_paradox.mdwn b/Jevons_paradox.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ originally noticed in 1865 that the development of more fuel-efficient steam engines resulted in an increased total use of coal: the falling cost of coal increased its demand and negated the gains. -A common variant in computing is **Wirth's law** from 1995: [[Software]] is -getting slower more rapidly than [[hardware]] is getting faster. -[[Wirth|Niklaus Wirth]] used the concept to justify the need for "lean -software", something like Wirth's own [[Oberon]] system. +See also: + +* [[Wirth's law]] - a computing-specific variant of Jevons paradox