20 Nov
2022
20 Nov
'22
8:22 p.m.
On Mon, 21 Nov 2022, Peter Jeremy via COFF wrote:
Since I haven't seen it mentioned here: According
to various sources,
Fred Brooks passed away on 17th November - see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Brooks
His "The Mythical Man-Month" is well worth reading (if you can ignore the
many religious references); he was famous for many quotes, such as "it
takes nine months to make a baby, no matter how many women are assigned to
the task" etc.
-- Dave