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Chief programmer team
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<p>A chief programmer team was the concept of a <a href="/facts/Programming_team/IAXWHFC2">programming team</a> organized in a star around a "chief" role, granted to the <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> <a href="/facts/Engineer/ph4TnHnG">engineer</a> who understood the system's intentions the best. Other team members got supporting roles. </p><p>The concept was similar to that of a <a href="/facts/Surgical_team/fG8tWf5Y">surgical team</a> in which a <a href="/facts/Surgeon/Hm0R9t6n">surgeon</a> who performs the <a href="/facts/Surgery/fG8tWf5Y">operation</a> is supported by medical staff such as an <a href="/facts/Anaesthetist/hyfr9hRt">anaesthetist</a> and <a href="/facts/Nurse/xbmA4GNC">nurses</a>. <a href="/facts/Fred_Brooks/1FNtgMgE">Fred Brooks</a> describes the concept in detail in <i><a href="/facts/The_Mythical_Man-Month/wCXlLFQo">The Mythical Man-Month</a></i>, as proposed by <a href="/facts/Harlan_Mills/vwoXQcgB">Harlan Mills</a> in 1971. </p>