Fred Brooks, architect of the IBM/360 and its OS, author of The Mythical Man Month, and advocate for the 8-bit byte (enabling lower case letters!), passed away today.

Few in computing have influenced so many.

@robpike :(

„Adding more people to a late project makes it even later“

I will cite that today with even more gusto, as every day managers are made, that have not understand it enough.