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Ed Yordon I think said you can't make a baby in one month with 9 people. More than six on a team and communication overhead goes through the roof.

That was Fred Brooks, in "The Mythical Man Month".

As relevant today as when it was first published, in 1975.

And it never ceases to amaze me that people think "dev-day" is any less mythical.

Only quote points.

s/Yordon/Yourdon/

I consider him a giant in software, but because he was "IT Focused" he was not as loved as others.