Problem Creep: Current Participants

Previously, I described how growing code repositories made a small problem a big one.

On key are the current participants.

Increasing work; Decreasing effort

The current participants always “kept up” with the growing code repositories. Two repositories, then three, then four, each new code repository one did not add 100% more work, just 1/(number of code repositories) amount of work.

After two repositories, there’s no chance of someone saying: “Adding this code repository is 100% more work!”

Constant Cost

Another note is each participant always had their system working with the introduction a new code repository (or service).

Adding one new service to a working system is almost a constant amount of effort. O(1) and not O(1/n) amount of effort.

Continued here