Chapter 4. Shalloway’s Law and Shalloway’s Principle
A few years ago someone in one of my1 design patterns classes mentioned I should name something after myself since I had written a successful book on design patterns. I, of course, liked this person and his idea immediately. So, I went about thinking about what would be appropriate. The best I could come up with was the following:
When N things need to change and N>1, Shalloway will find at most N-1 of these things.
Although I had hoped to find something complimentary, this was the most appropriate thing I could come up with. I point out that I didn’t ask for this when I was born; I was given this “ability.” Most people also have this trait. In other words, this isn’t choice; it’s how we are. ...
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