Ask HN: Is Mythical Man-Month still relevant in todays AI Vibe Coding world?
4•Codegres•1h ago
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christophilus•1h ago
Yes. Maybe more so. The most famous lesson from that book is that you can’t just add bodies to a team and expect proportionate increases in productivity. I think vibe coding means more people simply makes the unmaintainability increase proportionate to the number of added people.
Codegres•1h ago
Yes. A small Surgical Team can Vibe Code a CRM today in a week.
The main problem with communication was Context.
What is your opinion on Context length with AI?
dtagames•1h ago
It is. So much so that I quoted him and even included a photo in my latest article[0] about AI pair programming.
Exactly. Most problems are due to Unclear Requirements before start of a new Project. Build one to throw away.
How do you think this changes with AI?
How? Even with all the intelligence AI cannot Architecture an entire product?
What changes are needed to make it autonomous and self refactoring?
svggrfgovgf•49m ago
Has anyone worked on a project with the "Surgical Team" organization? If so, how well did it work compared to other team organizations?
I think the idea had a lot of merit, but have never seen it in practice.
christophilus•1h ago
Codegres•1h ago