Frederick Brooks
Frederick Brooks was a pioneer in the field of software engineering. He led the development of the IBM System/360 operating system, wrote The Mythical Man-Month, and formulated Brooks's Law.
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Brooks proposed in The Mythical Man-Month that adding manpower to a project that is behind schedule only makes the project fall further behind.
Brooks gave a frequently cited estimate: when the team size is n, the number of communication paths is n(n-1)/2.
The Mythical Man-Month was published by Frederick Brooks in 1975, based on his experience leading System/360 operating system development at IBM.
"The Mythical Man-Month" originates from a book of the same name published in 1975 by IBM software engineer Frederick Brooks.
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Brooks proposed in The Mythical Man-Month that adding manpower to a project that is behind schedule only makes the project fall further behind.
50%UnverifiedBrooks gave a frequently cited estimate: when the team size is n, the number of communication paths is n(n-1)/2.
50%UnverifiedThe Mythical Man-Month was published by Frederick Brooks in 1975, based on his experience leading System/360 operating system development at IBM.
50%Unverified"The Mythical Man-Month" originates from a book of the same name published in 1975 by IBM software engineer Frederick Brooks.
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