Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!pioneer!eugene From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene Miya N.) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Silver bullets and Fred Brooks Message-ID: <3313@ames.arpa> Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 18:44:22 EST Article-I.D.: ames.3313 Posted: Fri Nov 6 18:44:22 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 21:39:53 EST References: <172@uwspan.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ames.arpa Reply-To: eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene Miya N.) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 15 In article <172@uwspan.UUCP> root@uwspan.UUCP (John Plocher) writes: No Silver Bullets by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr I enjoyed this article also published in IEEE Computer (vol. 20, no. 4, April 1987) because FB (project head of another well known operating system) was frevently anti-Unix a few years ago. This article shows that he has come around a little. From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers: --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA "You trust the `reply' command with all those different mailers out there?" "Send mail, avoid follow-ups. If enough, I'll summarize." {hplabs,hao,ihnp4,decwrl,allegra,tektronix}!ames!aurora!eugene