“Brooks’s law is a principle in software development which says that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later”. It was coined by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month. Brooks adds that “Nine women can’t make a baby in one month”.”—
Only thing more astounding than the immutability of this 35-year-old observation is the number of smart people who know Brooks’s Law but somehow believe their project can be its first exception.
Absolutely one of my favorite examples of the lying Lizard Brain.
Have I mentioned my Brooks problem? And my Merlin Mann problem? I’m sure I have. Now go read The Mythical Man Month.
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The best possible corollary to this is Hofstader’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into...
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Check out this talk by Seth Godin for more on the Lizard Brain.
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Have I mentioned my Brooks problem? And my Merlin Mann problem? I’m sure I have. Now go read The Mythical Man Month.
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