* [COFF] RIP Fred Brooks
@ 2022-11-20 20:08 Peter Jeremy via COFF
2022-11-20 20:22 ` [COFF] " Dave Horsfall
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From: Peter Jeremy via COFF @ 2022-11-20 20:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: COFF
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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
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Peter Jeremy
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* [COFF] Re: RIP Fred Brooks
2022-11-20 20:08 [COFF] RIP Fred Brooks Peter Jeremy via COFF
@ 2022-11-20 20:22 ` Dave Horsfall
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From: Dave Horsfall @ 2022-11-20 20:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Computer Old Farts Followers
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
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