30 May
2011
30 May
'11
2:32 p.m.
On Mon, 30 May 2011, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Back to the "nine women, baby in one month"
quip--now that I think of
it, I don't recall who was the first to say it. I know that I heard
it from a number of people prior to 1975, but it's also in Fred
Brooks' "Mythical Man month" book.
Does anyone know the origin of the statement? Brooks' book was
mandatory reading for project managers at CDC in the 70s. Is it
still used at all?
I would be interested if you can find any authoritative attribution. I
have even heard it attributed to Werner Von Braun, but I don't think that
that is reliable.
It'll probably be as hard to find definitive attribution as it is for "It
is easier to get forgiveness than permission."
or:
"Those who wouldst take away our rights will start by redefining them as
privileges [of the crown]?"
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com