The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
Classic book on the human elements of software engineering.
Classic book on the human elements of software engineering.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780201006506 (0201006502)
Publish date: January 1st 1975
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Sound principles though the technology examples are in some ways dated.
A decent & quick read, but many of the essays in the book are obsolete and not applicable to most programmers. However, the core essays that made this book famous are definitely worth a look.
In this classic book on the software development process, Fred Brooks demolishes several persistent myths. They never quite go away: every new generation just has to learn them over again. The first and most dangerous of these myths is the belief that putting more people on a project means it'll be ...