“On the Evolution of Lehman’s Laws”, Michael W. Godfrey, Daniel M. German2013-11-15 (CS, design)⁠:

In this brief paper, we honor the contributions of the late Prof. Manny Lehman to the study of software evolution.

We do so by means of a kind of evolutionary case study: First, we discuss his background in engineering [biography of Lehman] and explore how this helped to shape his views on software systems and their development; next, we discuss the Lehman’s laws of software evolution that he postulated based on his industrial experiences; and finally, we examine how the nature of software systems and their development are undergoing radical change, and we consider what this means for future evolutionary studies of software.