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13
Jan
2010

The Mythical Man Month's Surgical Team

Filed under: Development, Project Management

I've finally gotten around to picking up a copy of The Mythical Man Month, a collection of essays on software engineering written by Frederick Brooks which was originally published in 1975. While the majority of the book has stood the test of time remarkably well, Chapter 3, entitled "The Surgical Team," especially intrigued me.

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Dear @charlesproxy, You're amazing. Love, Ash

about 15 hours ago

Thanks to @johnallsopp for the very inspiring talk tonight about HTML5 and the future of web technology.

about 3 days ago

@Stormink Other bad changes aside, CDs are not analog. If the icon had started as a vinyl record, that would be a totally different story.

about 3 days ago

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about 3 days ago

When method names include the word "kludge," it's a bad sign.

about 4 days ago