Yes it is. After the interview he signed my copy of "the Mythical Man-Month", "the Design of design" and his chapter in I. Bernard Cohen's book "Makin' Numbers" which discussed Aiken's comp lab at Harvard.
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 6:21 PM Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > His "Mythical Man-Month" remains a classic. > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 4:30 PM 'Kenneth Lettow' via Chat < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > https://cs.unc.edu/news-article/remembering-department-founder-dr-frederick-p-brooks-jr/ > > > > I was lucky enough to have spent a few hours with Dr. Brooks while > helping > > with an interview Catherine Lathwell did with him discussing KEI and APL > in > > 2012. > > > > Dr. Brooks was incredibly engaging and had a great laugh and sense of > > humor. > > > > During a break in the interview, I asked Dr. Brooks about the famous > > Dijkstra APL "coding bums" comment, and why it seemed that Dijkstra was > so > > bitter towards APL. > > > > He quickly corrected me, "he wasn't bitter", so I offered up "overly > > critical" and before the word critical left my lips he proclaimed > > "HYPUUH-CRITICAL!" in his amazing southern drawl. > > > > I was instantly laughing at his response. He went on to say that he > wasn't > > really sure of why Dijkstra had such a seemingly dim view of APL, outside > > of maybe "it wasn't invented here" syndrome. It was a meeting I will > never > > forget. > > > > Condolences to Dr. Brooks and his family. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > -- > > Devon McCormick, CFA > > Quantitative Consultant > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- *Kenneth Lettow* Director Market Intelligence | Thomas, a Xometry Company Thomasnet.com <https://www.thomasnet.com> | #TogetherForIndustry <https://www.thomasnet.com> <https://www.thomasnet.com> <https://www.thomasnet.com>[image: Thomas For Industry] <https://www.thomasnet.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
