Merge pull request #194 from dwmkerr/feat/broken-window-theory

feat: The Broken Windows Theory

README.md

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 * [Introduction](#introduction)
 * [Laws](#laws)
     * [Amdahl's Law](#amdahls-law)
+    * [The Broken Windows Theory](#the-broken-windows-theory)
     * [Brooks' Law](#brooks-law)
     * [Conway's Law](#conways-law)
     * [Cunningham's Law](#cunninghams-law)
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 - [Brooks' Law](#brooks-law)
 - [Moore's Law](#moores-law)
 
+### The Broken Windows Theory
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+[The Broken Windows Theory on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory)
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+The Broken Windows Theory suggests that visible signs of crime (or lack of care of an environment) lead to further and more serious crimes (or further deterioration of the environment).
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+This theory has been applied to software development, suggesting that poor quality code (or [Technical Debt](#TODO)) can lead to a perception that efforts to improve quality may be ignored or undervalued, thus leading to further poor quality code. This effect cascades leading to a great decrease in quality over time.
+
+See also:
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+- [Technical Debt](#TODO)
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+Examples:
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+- [The Pragmatic Programming: Software Entropy](https://pragprog.com/the-pragmatic-programmer/extracts/software-entropy)
+- [Coding Horror: The Broken Window Theory](https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-broken-window-theory/)
+- [OpenSource: Joy of Programming - The Broken Window Theory](https://opensourceforu.com/2011/05/joy-of-programming-broken-window-theory/)
+
 ### Brooks' Law
 
 [Brooks' Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law)