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ninety-ninety rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A humorous aphorism stating that the first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time, and the remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.

Word forms

ninety-ninety rule the ninety-ninety rule
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