引用--编程之道

3.4

A manager went to the master programmer and showed him the requirements document for a new application. The manager asked the master: "How long will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?"
一个项目经理带给编程大师一个项目的需求，然后问大师：“如果我给你5个程序员，要多少时间设计这个项目？”
"It will take one year," said the master promptly.
“一年”，大师说。
"But we need this system immediately or even sooner! How long will it take it I assign ten programmers to it?"
“但是我们等不了那么长时间，越快越好，如果10程序员呢？”
The master programmer frowned. "In that case, it will take two years."
大师皱了一下眉头说：“那就要花2年”。
"And what if I assign a hundred programmers to it?"
“那，100年程序员呢？”
The master programmer shrugged. "Then the design will never be completed," he said.
大师耸了耸肩说：“那这个项目就永远完不成了。”

6.2

Why are programmers non-productive? Because their time is wasted in meetings.
为什么程序员没有效率，因为他们把时间都浪费在开会上了。
Why are programmers rebellious? Because the management interferes too much.
为什么程序员难于管理？因为管理者的干预太多了。
Why are the programmers resigning one by one? Because they are burnt out.
为什么程序员一个接一个地辞职，因为他们累坏了。
Having worked for poor management, they no longer value their jobs.
在糟糕的管理下工作，他们享受不到工作的乐趣。  

6.4

A manger went to his programmers and told them: "As regards to your work hours: you are going to have to come in at nine in the morning and leave at five in the afternoon." At this, all of them became angry and several resigned on the spot.
经理对程序员说，“你们的工作时间是早上9点到正午点。”，所有的程序员都很不满。
So the manager said: "All right, in that case you may set your own working hours, as long as you finish your projects on schedule." The programmers, now satisfied, began to come in a noon and work to the wee hours of the morning.
经理又说：“好吧，那随你们的便，只要能按时完成任务。”，程序员们这下满意了，他们中午上班，一直工作到凌晨。