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Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. is an American computer scientist renowned for his contributions to software engineering and project management. He is best known for his influential book "The Mythical Man-Month," which discusses the complexities and challenges of software development. Brooks' work has had a profound impact on the field of computer science and software engineering, shaping modern practices and methodologies.
"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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"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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"The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another."
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