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This document is page 266 of a text titled 'Are the Androids Dreaming Yet?', bearing the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015956. The text discusses management philosophy regarding software engineering, specifically focusing on how to divide complex tasks among 'super-programmers' and the role of architects/managers. It draws analogies between software development and movie production, citing historical creative duos like Rogers & Hammerstein and Elton & Curtis as examples of successful collaboration.

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Name Role Context
Rogers Composer (Historical Reference)
Cited as part of a successful creative duo with Hammerstein.
Hammerstein Lyricist (Historical Reference)
Cited as part of a successful creative duo with Rogers.
Ben Elton Writer (Historical Reference)
Cited as part of a successful creative duo with Richard Curtis.
Richard Curtis Writer (Historical Reference)
Cited as part of a successful creative duo with Ben Elton.

Relationships (2)

Rogers Creative Partnership Hammerstein
Cited as 'successful creative duos'
Ben Elton Creative Partnership Richard Curtis
Cited as 'successful creative duos'

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"Practically, once your task is over the limit for a single human, a software project must be split up."
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"They are the super-programmer with the whole creative work in their head, and an eye on the audience and financial backers."
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"The job of dividing things into sub-tasks is, itself, a creative problem and must not be done mechanically."
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