architecture Brooks’s Law: Why Adding Developers to a Late Project Makes It Later josedacruz, September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 TL;DR: Fred Brooks’s famous rule says that adding people to a late software project usually makes it later, not sooner. New hires need time and attention from the very people already doing the work, and every extra person adds more communication paths to manage. If a project is behind, cutting… Continue Reading