Re:Doing is normally distributed, learning is log-normal
by eru on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @11:04AM
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> Surely we’ve learned some things?
I was exaggerating a bit.
Brooks lamented that we've learned so little, that his observations stay relevant, instead of being superseded by something more systematic.
In contrast, if you were learning how to write a compiler or operating system today, you (hopefully!) wouldn't pick up a book published when the Mythical Man Month came out.
I was exaggerating a bit.
Brooks lamented that we've learned so little, that his observations stay relevant, instead of being superseded by something more systematic.
In contrast, if you were learning how to write a compiler or operating system today, you (hopefully!) wouldn't pick up a book published when the Mythical Man Month came out.