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Brooks made this statement in "The Mythical Man Month" and since then it's been known as "Brooks' Law". I think it's noteworthy - but would it be mentioned here or under "The Mythical Man-Month"?—Preceding unsigned comment added by IBaghdadi (talk • contribs) 07:36, 25 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like most references to Brooks Christian ethos often outlined in his work (humility, servant leadership) have been scrubbed by the Wikipedia rabbinical council. A shame because it illustrates so many important ideas in his essays. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.136.106.87 (talk) 00:22, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Don't move I had a 45-year career as a computer engineer and now teach the history of computing. Except on book covers and formal citations, Fred Brooks is universally referred to as Fred Brooks. WP:COMMONNAME. EEng07:53, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
As for Raj Reddy, there are 69 inline cites below his entry and, again, nearly of those refer to him as "Raj", not as "Dabbala Rajagopal". On the other hand, as pointed out in the nomination, virtually all inline cites refer to "Frederick", not "Fred", and furthermore, "Frederick" appears as pen name on all his work, not simply book covers and on nearly all citations, not simply formal ones. —Roman Spinner(talk • contribs)22:22, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think that the question may be less what name Brooks published under, and more how he is referred to in secondary sources. I see lots of sources that refer to him as Fred Brooks; a smaller (but not inconsiderable) number that refer to him as Frederick or Frederick P. Brooks. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 10:46, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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