Re:Ask HN: Is Mythical Man-Month still relevant in todays AI...
by christophilus on Saturday December 06, 2025 @07:07PM
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Yes. Maybe more so. The most famous lesson from that book is that you can’t just add bodies to a team and expect proportionate increases in productivity. I think vibe coding means more people simply makes the unmaintainability increase proportionate to the number of added people.
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Re:Ask HN: Is Mythical Man-Month still relevant in todays AI...
by Codegres on Saturday December 06, 2025 @07:10PM
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Yes. A small Surgical Team can Vibe Code a CRM today in a week.
The main problem with communication was Context.
What is your opinion on Context length with AI?
Re:Ask HN: Is Mythical Man-Month still relevant in todays AI...
by gregjor on Saturday December 06, 2025 @08:36PM
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You conflate different meanings of "context."
The problem Brooks describes around communication has to do with multiplying the number of paths as the team grows. The "surgical team" approach includes a member in charge of documentation at all stages, to give everyone access to the same context.
A small team may "vibe code" something they call a CRM in a week, but unlikely it will work and stand up to requirements changes. Only someone who doesn't understand the business domain would claim they can coax a solution out of an LLM in a few days.