Mythical Man-Month, The
Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition
Summary:
The book presents a series of essays on software project management and the complexities of software engineering, highlighting the challenges of coordinating team efforts and the fallacy of assuming that adding manpower to a late software project will speed it up, famously summarized as "Brooks's law." It also discusses the importance of conceptual integrity in system design and the value of building systems incrementally.
Key points:
1. The Mythical Man-Month: Adding more people to a late software project won't speed it up due to training and understanding time. Also known as Brooks's Law.
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