The Chief Programmer) Personally Defines The Functional And Performance Specifications, Designs The Program, Codes It, Tests It, And Writes Its Documentation.

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"(The Chief Programmer) personally defines the functional and performance
specifications, designs the program, codes it, tests it, and writes its
documentation... He needs great talent, ten years experience and
considerable systems and applications knowledge, whether in applied
mathematics, business data handling, or whatever."
-- Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., "The Mythical Man Month"

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