Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

By:

Brooks, Frederick P

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Delhi Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2006Edition: Anniversary EditionDescription: xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9788177581621

Subject(s):

Software Engineering

DDC classification:

005.1068 BRO.M

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics General Stacks	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	Gift or donation	005.1068 BRO.M;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DCBG-0158
Book	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics General Stacks	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	Gift or donation	005.1068 BRO.M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DCBG-0054
Book	Dept. of Futures Studies	Dept. of Futures Studies		005.1068 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DFS3543

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.

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