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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
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.
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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.
Steve