The technique of mastering complexity has been known since ancient times: Divide
et impera (Divide and Rule). Dijkstra, 1965
as soon as the programmer only needs to consider intellectually manageable programs, the alternatives he
is choosing from are much, much easier
to cope with. Dijkstra, 1972
The complexity of the software systems we are asked to develop is increasing, yet there are basic limits upon
our ability to cope with this
complexity. How then do we resolve this predicament? Booch, 1991