Broooks framing does apply when you can avoid programming altogether. He specifically mentions that as is prefered solution to the problem. Rather than coding s

Broooks framing does apply when you can avoid programming altogether. He specifically mentions that as is prefered solution to the problem. Rather than coding systems from scratch, in which case you have to deal with the essential complexity inherent in the problem, you can either buy software or share components between developers and avoid having to deal with the problem altogether.