Brooks, Frederick P., Jr., 1931-
The mythical man-month : essays on software engineering / Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. - Anniversary ed. - xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Anniversary ed. has four new chapters.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and index.
The tar pit -- The mythical man-month -- The surgical team -- Aristocracy, democracy, and system design -- The second-system effect -- Passing the word -- Why did the Tower of Babel fail? -- Calling the shot -- Ten pounds in a five-pound sack -- The documentary hypothesis -- Plan to throw one away -- Sharp tools -- The whole and the parts -- Hatching a catastrophe -- The other face -- No silver bulled--essence and accident -- "No silver bullet" refired -- Propositions of The Mythical man-month: true or false? -- The Mythical man-month after 20 years.
These essays draw from Brooks' experience as project manager for the IBM System/360 computer family and then for OS/360, its massive software system. Now, 20 years after the initial publication of his book, Brooks has revisited his original ideas and added new thoughts and advice. -- from publisher description.
0201835959 9780201835953
9780201835953
94036653
GB9589799 bnb
Software engineering.
Information technology projects.
Information technology projects.
Software engineering.
Programmatuurtechniek.
Ingeniería de software.
QA76.758 / .B75 1995
005.1/068
The mythical man-month : essays on software engineering / Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. - Anniversary ed. - xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Anniversary ed. has four new chapters.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and index.
The tar pit -- The mythical man-month -- The surgical team -- Aristocracy, democracy, and system design -- The second-system effect -- Passing the word -- Why did the Tower of Babel fail? -- Calling the shot -- Ten pounds in a five-pound sack -- The documentary hypothesis -- Plan to throw one away -- Sharp tools -- The whole and the parts -- Hatching a catastrophe -- The other face -- No silver bulled--essence and accident -- "No silver bullet" refired -- Propositions of The Mythical man-month: true or false? -- The Mythical man-month after 20 years.
These essays draw from Brooks' experience as project manager for the IBM System/360 computer family and then for OS/360, its massive software system. Now, 20 years after the initial publication of his book, Brooks has revisited his original ideas and added new thoughts and advice. -- from publisher description.
0201835959 9780201835953
9780201835953
94036653
GB9589799 bnb
Software engineering.
Information technology projects.
Information technology projects.
Software engineering.
Programmatuurtechniek.
Ingeniería de software.
QA76.758 / .B75 1995
005.1/068