About this title: Since the first publication of The Mythical Man-Month in 1975, no software engineer's bookshelf has been complete without it. Many software engineers and computer scientists have claimed to be "on their second or third copy" of the book. Now, Addison-Wesley is proud to present the 20th anniversary edition-and first revised edition ever-of Fred Brooks's now legendary collection of essays on the management of computer programming projects. The 20th Anniversary edition is an updated, enhanced re-release of the Brooks classic. Included are all of the existing essays that were originally presented ...
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN-13:9780201835953ISBN:0201835959
Description: Very Good. 0201835959 Paperback book with clean front & back covers showing only minor shelf-wear on edges and corners. Binding is tight and square but may be creased from being read. Inside pages are clean and free from markings and/or highlighting but there is a signature, nameplate, or inscription written in the book from the previous owner. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. Select Expedited Shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business days. Buy with ... read more
Edition: 2nd Anniversary ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780201835953ISBN:0201835959
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Date Published: 1995-04-01
ISBN-13:9780201835953ISBN:0201835959
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN-13:0785342835953
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780201835953ISBN:0201835959
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"A book written almost 35 years ago (the original) and it's still up-to-date! It shows how little our profession has really learned from all the failures. Some facts don't change. Of course, technologies come and go, but there are some principles that are there.
If you ever happened to hear about "silver bullets" this book is where it came from!"
"I thought I'd already read this, but it wasn't familiar. Amazingly pertinent even today, though many of the specific technical details are dated (worrying about 26 bytes, for example, in date-handling code)."
"The beginning of it was awesome. After that I didn't understand anything.
Quotes:
"Why is programming fun? What delights may its practitioner expect as his reward? First is the sheer joy of making things. Second is the pleasure of making things that are useful to other people. Third is the fascination of fashioning complex puzzle-like objects of interlocking moving parts and watching them work in subtle cycles, playing out the consequences of principle built in from the beginning. Fourth is the joy of always learning."
"The man-month as a unit for measuring the size of a job is a dangerous and deceptive myth. It implies that men and months are interchangeable. Men and months are interchangeable commodities only when a task can be partitioned among many workers with no communication among them."
"Thinkers are rare; doers are rarer; and thinker-doers are rarest."
"The project was large neough and management communication poor enough to prompt many members of the team to see themselves as contestants making brownie points, rather than as builders making programming products. Each suboptimized his piece to meet his targets; few stopped to think about the total effect on the customer."
"The first-line manager's interests and those of the boss have an inherent conflict here. The first-line manager fears that if he reports his problem, the boss will act on it. Then his action will preempt the manager's function, diminish his authority, foul up his other plans. So long as the manager thinks he can solve is alone, he doesn't tell the boss...The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure. Conversely, when the manager knows his boss will accept status reports without panic or preemption, he comes to give honest appraisals.""
"The original version of this book was published around 34 years ago. Nevertheless, the content is still up-to-date until now. It is a must-read book for anyone who claim his/her self as software engineer."
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