The relevant context, is the essay, "No Silver Bullet—Essence and Accident in Software Engineering" - Fred Brooks, 1986. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silve

The relevant context, is the essay, "No Silver Bullet—Essence and Accident in Software Engineering" - Fred Brooks, 1986. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet See also "The Mythical Man-Month" by the same author. Mr Cooper's point is that these same arguments still apply, and we would do well to revisit them at source.