(Or "Chinese Army technique") Assigning a large number of inexperienced programmers to a job which would better performed by a few skilled ones.The term was first used by Dr. Fred Brooks in his book "{The Mythical Man-Month}", Chapter 3.According to Dr. Brooks, he had in mind the vision of the Mongol Hordes sweeping across Asia and Europe when he created the term.[Jargon File](1996-06-20)