ironically, this article looks like it grew organicaly from the 14 words

   "Software tends to grow over time, whether or not there’s a need for it"

that it highlights, until it contained an introduction, a First Law, a table of data abou the Unix "true" command, the same data as a figure, a logarithmic chart of bash, and a foray into "dark code" (which can be present at any size.)