A manager went to the master programmer and showed him the requirements
document for a new application. The manager asked the master: "How long
will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?"
"It will take one year," said the master promptly.
"But we need this system immediately or even sooner! How long will it take
if I assign ten programmers to it?"
The master programmer frowned.
"In that case, it will take two years."
"And what if I assign a hundred programmers to it?"
The master programmer shrugged.
"Then the design will never be completed," he said.
-- The Tao of Programming
document for a new application. The manager asked the master: "How long
will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?"
"It will take one year," said the master promptly.
"But we need this system immediately or even sooner! How long will it take
if I assign ten programmers to it?"
The master programmer frowned.
"In that case, it will take two years."
"And what if I assign a hundred programmers to it?"
The master programmer shrugged.
"Then the design will never be completed," he said.
-- The Tao of Programming
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- A manager went to the master programmer and showed him the requirements
document for a new application.
The manager asked the master: "How long will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?... - A manager asked a programmer how long it would take him to finish the
program on which he was working.
I will be finished tomorrow," the programmer promptly replied.... - A novice asked the Master: "Here is a programmer that never designs,
documents, or tests his programs.
Yet all who know him consider him one of the best programmers in the world.... - A master programmer passed a novice programmer one day.
The master noted the novice's preoccupation with a hand-held computer game.... - The Magician of the Ivory Tower brought his latest invention for the
master programmer to examine.
The magician wheeled a large black box into the master's office while the master waited in silence.... - Curse these personal computers!" cried the novice in anger, "To make them do
anything I must use three or even four editing programs.
This is truly intolerable!" The master programmer stared at the novice.... - A novice asked the Master: "Here is a programmer that never designs,
documents or tests his programs.
Yet all who know him consider him one of the best programmer in the world.... - A novice asked the Master: "Here is a programmer that never designs,
documents or tests his programs.
Yet all who know him consider him one of the bests programmer in the world.... - Thus spake the master programmer:
"When the program is being tested, it is too late to make design changes.
-- The Tao of Programming...
