RIP. Fred Brooks. Author of the timeless book "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" (1975) and the article "No Silver Bullet".

I had the opportunity to meet him and take a class on his book and article a few years ago. Visionary and extremely generous.

#RIPFredBrooks

I had a manager once who said “Why does everyone keep telling me to read ‘The mythical man month’? I don’t have time to read books!”

So nine of us each grabbed a copy and started reading from different points simultaneously. Had it all read very quickly.

#RIPFredBrooks

RIP Fred Brooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Brooks

Very influential figure. No Silver Bullet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet) and The Mythical Man-Month are quoted and referenced constantly.

Beyond that, people say and have said very nice things about the man.

#RIPFredbrooks #NoSilverBullet