Mythical Man-Month, The: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition, 2nd edition

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (August 2, 1995) © 1996

  • Frederick P. Brooks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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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.

Table of contents

  • 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.

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