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Fred Brooks [1931-0] American
Rank: 102
Scientist, Software Engineer


Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr. is an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about the process in his seminal book The Mythical Man-Month. 

Chance, Experience, Technology



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There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity. Technology
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Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Experience
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Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
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How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.
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The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another. Chance
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How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time.
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Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced.
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