RE: On large programming teams [RE: A Swedish Idea]

2001-04-23 Thread Frank Eggink
Yes, and the pun is that you get something after one month, but it is not a baby you would like to have. On Saturday, April 21, 2001 4:13 PM, Kemp Randy-W18971 [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > Yes! A wonderful book I read many years ago. There used to be a saying I > heard, which managem

Re: On large programming teams [RE: A Swedish Idea]

2001-04-23 Thread Noah Nordrum
- Original Message - From: "Frank LaRosa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 11:45 PM Subject: Re: On large programming teams [RE: A Swedish Idea] > Adding more programmers to a product early in

Re: On large programming teams [RE: A Swedish Idea]

2001-04-22 Thread Frank LaRosa
Adding more programmers to a product early in its development cycle can pay off. You have to add them early enough to account for the learning curve, which slows down the project for a while as the new programmers learn and the old programmers take time to teach them. The mistake most organizatio

RE: On large programming teams [RE: A Swedish Idea]

2001-04-21 Thread Kemp Randy-W18971
Yes! A wonderful book I read many years ago. There used to be a saying I heard, which management practices universally. If a woman can produce a baby in nine months, then nine women can produce a baby in one month. The only problem with Gates is that he has no real competition. Linux is pr