Frederick P. Brooks Quotes, Part 1

A couple of years ago I started The Mythical Man Month by Frederick P. Brooks, and I am ashamed to say, got sidetracked about half-way through; however I have recently resumed my reading. Fortunately the chapters stand alone quite well, so the continuity loss is minor. I intend to share, over the course of a few posts, quotes that I find important in the text. Though written across the 70s - 90s, Mythical holds a tremendous amount of wisdom developed within a particular historical context. Th...