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The Myth of the Man and the Moon has been popular for a long time, written in 1975, and I was surprised that it has been popular again for so long, but I haven't had time to read it. Today, I suddenly remembered that I had an e-book on my machine that copied someone else's, and decided to read it.

I only read two chapters today, the Tar Pit and the Man-Moon Myth. The myth of the human month looks like such a romantic name, but it doesn't really say a mythical story, and the main point elaborated by the author is that the two concepts of project progress and increasing personnel are not interchangeable in software development projects.

Although it has been more than 20 years, this book still shocks me, one is that I am surprised that the problems faced by software projects in the United States 20 years ago are still the same today, the bad situation has not changed, everyone is still struggling in the tar pit, and there seems to be no solution.

The second is the author's summary of the failure of the software project, and we still repeat each problem, especially reading that "when we are aware of the deviation in schedule, the knee-jerk (and traditional) reaction is to increase manpower." It's like using gasoline to extinguish a fire, it only makes things worse. Larger fires require more gasoline, entering a cycle that is destined to lead to disaster. , I am simply too touched by this sentence, because such a tragedy around me is staged all day long, the company is a crowd tactic for all projects, the progress is not advanced, and overtime all day long, and finally the user is not satisfied, the developer is depressed all day long, the result is that the user has lost trust in the company, and it has become a hammer business, the developer is like cutting leeks, the old people resign one by one, the new people are introduced every day, the company talks about development and accumulation, and it has been done for n years, the sound of the waves is still the same, the practice has not changed, and the situation has not changed. The company has not developed, fortunately, the Chinese are many and large, and after calling one industry, and then calling another industry.

The third is that the author proposed a schedule for software tasks based on his own experience at that time, and the following is the rule of thumb that the author has used for many years:

1 3 plan.

1 6 coding.

1 4 Component testing and early system testing.

1 4 system test, all components have been completed.

Our company is certified by CMM3, the theory does not need to be said, everyone seems to understand, the actual situation, who really spends so much time for planning, and who spends so much time for testing, but it is gratifying that everyone is indeed changing to this aspect, for example, our company's testing department is now a very large and critical department, and all program releases require the signature of testers.

Of course, maybe you can find some objective reasons, such as now most domestic customers are immature, signing orders rely on relationships, once signed and eager to officially run tomorrow, but in line with the "no excuses" point of view, how can we improve, I decided to read on, to see if I can find the author said silver bullet.

You're right.

The book is good.

1. The moon god in ancient Greek mythology.

Artemis, the goddess of the moon in ancient Greek mythology, was the sister of the sun god Apollo and was a powerful archer, in charge of hunting, often accompanied by her beloved bow and hounds. Every day she drove a silver carriage through the night sky. Artemis and Orian, the son of Poseidon the Sea King, fell in love with each other and often hunted together in the jungle and ran wild across the sea.

The goddess's brother, Apollo, hated Orion and was determined to get rid of him. One day, when Orion was running on the sea, Apollo covered Orion with a golden light and hid him so that no one could see Orion's true face, and then he went to encourage his sister Moon Goddess, who loved archery, to target the golden object in the distance.

Unaware that this was her brother's conspiracy, the Moon Goddess shot an arrow that hit Orion in the head. Later, she learns that she shot her sweetheart Orion, so she falls into despair and cries day and night. She begged Zeus to lift Orion into the sky, hoping that she could be seen at any time as she ran through the sky in a silver carriage.

Zeus accepted her request and turned Orion into the constellation of the heavens, Orion.

Artemis was also very fond of oak trees, and always carried her oak staff with her when hunting. She was also worshipped as the goddess of oak trees. In ancient Greece, oak torches were lit when people worshipped the goddess of the moon, which later became the offering of sweet cakes and candles, and finally evolved into a way to celebrate children's birthdays.

2. The myth of the toad spider in the moon.

The indigenous people of the Solomon Islands see the moon as the embodiment of a toad. North American Indians believe that the moon is a toad with a belly full of water, and once the water is spit out, it will flood the whole world.

The myth of the moon rabbit in India says, "A rabbit who is good at running, because he cannot get meat to worship God, throws himself into the fire and becomes a scorched rabbit." Heaven and earth put it into the moon to show their noble deeds. "Indian legend" originally had two suns in the sky, and the gods did not know what to do.

One day, the god suddenly grabbed a rabbit and threw it at a sun, which was wounded on his face and his light weakened and turned into a moon. ”

3. Mid-Autumn Festival moon worship.

According to legend, the ugly girl of the ancient Qi country had no salt, and when she was a child, she worshiped the moon devoutly, and when she grew up, she entered the palace with superior morality, but she was not pampered. On August 15 of a certain year, the Son of Heaven saw her in the moonlight, thought she was beautiful and outstanding, and later made her the queen, and the Mid-Autumn Festival moon worship came from this. Chang'e in the moon is known for her beauty, so the girl worships the moon and wishes to "look like Chang'e, face like the moon".