The mythical man-month essays on software engineering. - Brooks, Frederick P. Jr. (Frederick Phillips) (Reading, Massachusetts Addison Wesley, 1995)
Table of Contents: Preface to the 20th Anniversary Edition. Preface to the First Edition. -- Chapter 1. The Tar Pit -- Chapter 2. The Mythical Man-Month -- Chapter 3. The Surgical Team -- Chapter 4. Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design -- Chapter 5. The Second-System Effect -- Chapter 6. Passing the Word -- Chapter 7. Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail? -- Chapter 8. Calling the Shot -- Chapter 9. Ten Pounds in a Five-Pound Sack -- Chapter 10. The Documentary Hypothesis -- Chapter 11. Plan to Throw One Away -- Chapter 12. Sharp Tools -- Chapter 13. The Whole and the Parts -- Chapter 14. Hatching a Catastrophe -- Chapter 15. The Other Face -- Chapter 16. No Silver Bullet-Essence and Accident -- Chapter 17. "No Silver Bullet" Refired -- Chapter 18. Propositions of The Mythical Man-Month: True or False? -- Chapter 19. The Mythical Man-Month after 20 Years -- Epilogue. Notes and References. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Software engineering