(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 HordeSSweeping acroSS ASia and Europe when he created the term. [Jargon File] (1996-06-20)