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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Me, a manager??
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Date: 7 Jun 90 18:02:56 GMT
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In article <7459@fy.sei.cmu.edu> bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) writes:

> Too many books/articles on software management are *academic* where 100
> businesses/projects/etc are studied and generalized from.  While this
> is interesting and useful, sometimes I would rather hear a complete story
> from one individual who has done well in the field.  

A former roommate of mine (an excellent software-engineer and "hacker"
in the best sense of the term) commented to me a few months ago:

	"Managing senior programmers is like herding cats."

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