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diff --git a/blog/content/notes/cliffs/mythical-man-month.gmi b/blog/content/notes/cliffs/mythical-man-month.gmi new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81080c62 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/content/notes/cliffs/mythical-man-month.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# The mythical man-month + +## Chapter 1: the tar pit + +"Program": complete in itself, ready to be run by the author on the system on which it was developed. What we initially develop and delivers some value is normally a program. + +"Programming product": can be run by anybody, in any operating environment, for many sets of data. + +* A programming product is thoroughly tested. +* A programming product is thoroughly documented. +* A programming product costs three times the cost of the program. + +"Component in a programming system": works as a part of a larger product. + +* A component in a programming system follows a well-defined interface. +* A component in a programming system is tested in integration. +* A component in a programming system costs three times the cost of a program. + +"A programming systems product" is a programming product and a component in a programming system. A programming systems product costs nine times the cost of a program. |