"Brooks's law" meaning in All languages combined

See Brooks's law on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Introduced by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brooks's law
  1. The claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later. Categories (topical): Software engineering
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