Thoughts on Books, Co-Authors, and Babies
Before embarking on a book with a co-author, ask yourself if the two of you are on the same page.
Few books on software applications or development last more than a few years.
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering is the exception that provdes the rule.
The premise of Frederick Brooks' seminal text is nothing if not simple. In a nutshell, nine women can't give birth to a baby in a month. The same maxim holds true for developing software. Bring a new coder up to speed by definition requires a step backward. Any efficience gains aren't likely to happen immediately.
It turns out that writing books follows a similar law.
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