American - Scientist | April 19, 1931 -
How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.
Fred Brooks
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The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another.
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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.
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Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
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Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced.
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How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time.
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Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
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