#Datreveno #FredBrooks #LaMitaManMonato #Komputado

Je ĉi dato en 1931 naskiĝis Fred Brooks, inĝeniero, kiu evoluigis la unuan gravan mastruman sistemon por komputiloj ĉe IBM, kaj poste verkis la bone konatan libron "La Mita Man-Monato" en kiu li klarigis tial, kial pli facilas fari fizikan produkton ol programara, kaj enhavis kelkajn citindajn komentojn, plej fame "Aldoni manpovon al malfrua programprojekto plimalfruigos ĝin". https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Brooks
Bildo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fred_Brooks.jpg

@SteveBellovin

Adding #ComputerHistory #Computers #IBMS360 #Bits #Bytes #History #FredBrooks tags to this, so it can be picked up (hopefully) by Mastodon searches.

Topic: Historical note on how 8 bits make a byte.

@b0rk

OBIT Dr Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr, leader of IBM's OS/360 project and the man chiefly responsible for the prevalence of the eight-bit byte, has died at the age of 91.

Fred Brooks was the project lead for OS/360, IBM's flagship OS for its vastly influential S/360 line of computers. His experience on this project led him to write probably the most famous book about project management, The Mythical Man-Month. From that book came several famous dictums about computing. Some notable examples include:

- "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later."
- "The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned."
- "All programmers are optimists."

RIP Fred 'Mythical Man-Month' Brooks: IBM guru of software project management
https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/28/fred_mythical_man_month_brooks/

#fredbrooks #mythicalmanmonth #os360 #ibm

#FredBrooks #RIP #IBM #8bit https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/28/fred_mythical_man_month_brooks #TuringAward

You mean you can't make 9 women have a baby in a month? #MythicalManMonth #FredBrooks

My tribute to #FredBrooks. He was a contemporary of Jerry Weinberg at IBM and possibly the first person to use the term "architecture" for computers. Jerry said to me -

"Fred asked me if I thought the term 'architecture' was appropriate for what he was doing in designing the 360. Nowadays, with the term 'architecture' bandied about in meaningless ways, I regret that I told him it was okay."

Fred Brooks overleed vorige week. Een markante persoonlijkheid die ooit na een gefaald project bij IBM ontslag wou nemen. Zijn baas wou dat niet.

https://janvandenberg.blog/rip-fred-brooks/

#ibm #fredbrooks

With the death of Fred Brooks, a friendly reminder: the key takeaway people have from his book is usually misquoted.

You *can* add more engineers and get projects done faster if the tasks are *parallelizable* and there is clear agreement about the interactions (example: software contracts).

"When a task cannot be partitioned because of sequential constraints, the application of more effort has no effect on the schedule."

#fredBrooks #management #programming #projectManagement

Maskierte Interrupts und mythische Mann-Monate: Zum Tode von Fred Brooks

Im Alter von 91 Jahren ist der Informatiker und Computer-Pionier Fred Brooks gestorben. Zwei Sätze aus seinen Schriften wurden zu "Computer-Gesetzen" erklärt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Maskierte-Interrupts-und-mythische-Mann-Monate-Zum-Tode-von-Fred-Brooks-7346587.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#Nachruf #FredBrooks #RIP

@robpike
A giant in applied computer science left. His largely timeless work will be remembered by the present generations. My condolences go out to the family and friends.
#fredbrooks #nekrologium
https://cs.unc.edu/news-article/remembering-department-founder-dr-frederick-p-brooks-jr/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldsun/name/frederick-brooks-obituary?id=37962920

@leifern

In my own practice, I guess I have frequently been the surgeon, but I've always striven to make myself a focus for ideas from others, if only to foster a feeling of agency in the team. It's a pretty tough role, and relies on a mature team, which is why hiring is my top priority.

#fredbrooks

@jswilkins @ehud

Is worth reading for anyone interested in computation #histodon #sociology. I've encountered versions of the MMM concept in all of kinds of primary sources. RIP #FredBrooks

@leifern

I often use that quote but I couldn't remember where it came from thank you for reminding me

#fredbrooks

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@leifern

The sad thing is that nearly 50 years later we still see people making the same mistakes.

#fredbrooks

Het plezier van het ambacht.

#FredBrooks #Software #Engineering #SoftwareEngineering

Waarom heeft een byte 8 bits? Omdat Fred Brooks besloot dat een byte beter 8 dan 6 bits kon hebben bij het bouwen van het IBM operating systeem.

https://www.mellekoning.nl/index.php/2022/11/19/het-plezier-van-het-ambacht/

Adam Gordon Bell's Andoird episode contains vindication of Fred Brooks' approach to design.

Brooks writes that great design(ers) flourish in supportive environments:

“The trick is [for lesser issues [to] be debated once the great design is on the table—rather than smothering it in the cradle.”—Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.

Chet Haase:
It seems better to start small and become a thing first before you bulk up and try to do it in a more polished way.

https://corecursive.com/android-with-chet-haase/

#FredBrooks

@pleia2
Oh, such sad news! 😢
#showmeyourcopy
#FredBrooks

Sad to hear of the passing of #FredBrooks. Truly a giant in the field. We’d all do well to remember Brooks’ law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27s_law

"Fred Brooks, Jr.: Birth of the 360 Project" via the Computer History Museum: https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mainframe-computers/7/162/2270

His dunks on JCL are hilarious #FredBrooks #JCL #column73 #mainframe

So sad, ironically I began to re-reading Fred's books this week... 😿 #mythical-man-month #design-of-design #fredbrooks

https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/11/18/1352233/fred-brooks-has-died