[dba-Tech] A new graphic program builder

Gustav,

*The Mythical Man Month* is absolutely essential reading for anyone in our
business. In a way, it's the story of a colossal failure, and the lessons
learned therein. Among other things Mr. Brooks proves is the principle "The
more programmers you throw at a problem the longer it will take to solve."
He has the evidence to prove it. The team ends up spending 30 hours a week
in meetings and onl7 10 hours actually writing code. This lesson has boiled
down to one of my favourite maxims: "If you need a baby in a month, it
doesn't help to get 9 women."

*TMMM* also has the advantage of being a slim volume. You could read it in
one sitting. But once read, you will never forget it. Every paragraph wears
the scars of sad experience.

Arthur


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Shamil
>
> Surprisingly? No maybe not. Common sense and decent behaviour have existed
> since man got civilized.
>
> I'll make a note on that book. Thanks!
>
> /gustav
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Salakhetdinov Shamil
> Sendt: 29. januar 2014 13:40
> Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] A new graphic program builder
>
>  Hi Gustav --
>
> "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary
> Edition (2nd Edition)" by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythical-Man-Month-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959is a "must read" IMO. Recommended.
>
> > I share your skepticism.
> Well, shall we better call it "common sense realism"? :) -  "If there are
> certain principles, as I think there are, which the constitution of our
> nature leads us to believe, and which we are under a necessity to take for
> granted in the common concerns of life, without being able to give a reason
> for them -- these are what we call the principles of common sense; and what
> is manifestly contrary to them, is what we call absurd."  (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Common_Sense_Realism )
>
> Surprisingly(?) the above statement seems to have roots in Romans (1:20) (
> http://www.usccb.org/bible/romans/1:20 )  (The relation of "Governing is
> in detail(s)" idiom and Romans(1:20) is noted also here
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_in_the_detail  where I have got first
> it from.)
>
> -- Shamil
>
>
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-- 
Arthur