"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”."
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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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