The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
A must-read for those in software project management, this influential book offers a blend of engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions from Fred Brooks, drawing from his experience on the IBM System/360 and OS/360 software system. Revisited 20 years later, the new chapters include a crisp summary of the original propositions, Brooks' current view on them, a reprint of his classic 1986 paper, and his thoughts on the assertion that "there will be no silver bullet within ten years." Discover insightful advice on managing complex projects and achieving conceptual integrity.
Publish Date
1995-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
1995-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1975
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
8580001065793
Recommendations
8
Recommendations
An influential computer scientist makes the counter-intuitive argument that small groups of engineers are more effective than larger ones at handling complex software projects. The book lays out the theory behind Amazon’s two pizza teams. – source
2020-07-17T07:22:22.000Z
@mutazsoliman I am not the best source for recommendations, because I'm so old that most books about programming have been written since I learned how, but I found SICP and The Mythical Man Month useful. – source2004-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
Arguably the only classic book in our field. If you haven't read it, shame on you". "Reading this classic work will certainly be a better use of your time than poring over the latest thousand page technical tome du jour. – sourceAn early look and experience with timeless truths (and gotchas) from systems building with teams. – source
2019-04-11T17:55:11.000Z
6/ Mythical Man Month. Fred Brooks turns common management assumptions on their head in the world of software development. His approach has applications across all creative and knowledge work. – sourceLarry had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company. – source
2013-11-18T16:59:06.000Z
@cwodtke Mythical Man-Month--Fred Brooks. The Innovator's Dilemma--Clay Christensen, Systemantics--J. Gall. Wait, those aren't UX books. – source