> **Wirth's law** is an [adage](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage "Adage") on [computer performance](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_performance "Computer performance") which states that [software](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software "Software") is getting slower more rapidly than [hardware](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_hardware "Computer hardware") is becoming faster. --- ## References - [Wirth's law - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth's_law) --- tags: [[Software engineering MOC|Software engineering]]