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Old 02-06-2009, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry View Post
Doesn't work exactly like that. If Windows Vista has a feature that needs 1,000 manhours of coding, and it is a team of 5 people, that will take roughly 25 workdays to accomplish. You can't finish it in a day by throwing 125 people at it, or in an hour by throwing 1,000 people at it. There are diminishing returns and at a point, where no matter how many you throw at it, it doesn't help speed it up one bit and may even slow it down.
Or, as they say, nine women won't make a baby in a month.

People who are interested in this effect should read The Mythical Man-Month.

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