Another one of your fascinating links :) - thanks for sharing.
Great quotes.
Is The Mythical Man-Month still worth reading, considering it was written in 1975 when I was 6!?
if you recommend it, I shall attempt to get a copy and add to my (rater long) reading list.
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> Is The Mythical Man-Month still worth reading, considering it was written in 1975 when I was 6!?
Though first published in 1975, The Mythical Man-Month was republished in an anniversary edition with four extra chapters in 1995,
including a reprint of the essay "No Silver Bullet" with commentary by the author.
Brooks' elegant writing style, unusual in books about computer programming, made it a delight to read for me.
I'd say it's mandatory reading for managers of large software projects (though not for programmers).
The funny thing is that in the 1990s (when I read it) this book had a cult following
among my programmer friends ... and yet none of our managers had read it! :)
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"The funny thing is that in the 1990s (when I read it) this book had a cult following among my programmer friends ... and yet none of our managers had read it! :)"
I read it in 1990 and found the same thing.
I wasn't aware that it had been republished.
Obviously, I read an older edition: '75 original or '82 reprint — I don't remember which.
Something for my Christmas Wish List. 🎄 🎁 📘
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