The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition

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Binding
Paperback
Book Title
The Mythical Man-Month
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9780201835953
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Addison Wesley Professional
ISBN-10
0201835959
ISBN-13
9780201835953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1439267

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mythical Man-Month : Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition
Publication Year
1995
Subject
Software Development & Engineering / General, Software Development & Engineering / Project Management
Type
Textbook
Author
Frederick Brooks, Frederick Brooks Jr.
Subject Area
Computers
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-036653
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
005.1/068
Edition Description
Anniversary,Revised edition
Table Of Content
1. The Tar Pit. 2. The Mythical Man-Month. 3. The Surgical Team. 4. Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design. 5. The Second-System Effect. 6. Passing the Word. 7. Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail? 8. Calling the Shot. 9. Ten Pounds in a Five-Pound Sack. 10. The Documentary Hypothesis. 11. Plan to Throw One Away. 12. Sharp Tools. 13. The Whole and the Parts. 14. Hatching a Castrophe. 15. The Other Face. 16. No Silver Bullet -- Essence and Accident. 17. "No Silver Bullet" ReFired. 18. Propositions of The Mythical Man-Month: True or False? 19. The Mythical Man-Month After 20 Years. Epilogue. Notes and references. Index. 0201835959T04062001
Synopsis
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. This edition is an enhanced re-release of the Brooks classic. Included are all of the existing essays that were originally presented, with the addition of three new essays assessing the current status of software project management. Brooks's well-known 1986 article, No Silver Bullet, is also included., Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month . With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his 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, both for readers already familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time. The added chapters contain (1) a crisp condensation of all the propositions asserted in the original book, including Brooks' central argument in The Mythical Man-Month: that large programming projects suffer management problems different from small ones due to the division of lab∨ that the conceptual integrity of the product is therefore critical; and that it is difficult but possible to achieve this unity; (2) Brooks' view of these propositions a generation later; (3) a reprint of his classic 1986 paper "No Silver Bullet"; and (4) today's thoughts on the 1986 assertion, "There will be no silver bullet within ten years.", Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month . With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his 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, both for readers already familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time. The added chapters contain (1) a crisp condensation of all the propositions asserted in the original book, including Brooks' central argument in The Mythical Man-Month: that large programming projects suffer management problems different from small ones due to the division of labor; that the conceptual integrity of the product is therefore critical; and that it is difficult but possible to achieve this unity; (2) Brooks' view of these propositions a generation later; (3) a reprint of his classic 1986 paper "No Silver Bullet"; and (4) today's thoughts on the 1986 assertion, "There will be no silver bullet within ten years."
LC Classification Number
QA76.758.B75 1995

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