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A review by arealswellfellow
The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Hard to rate this book. Software engineering and program management have come a long way since the 70s. A lot of considerations and limitations in this book read almost like jokes now.
However at the same time, a lot of things about project planning, testing code, and estimating time for work are still true. It’s almost uncanny how the debates in this book are still the same debates programmers have 50 years later.
I would skip this book as a tool. There are more relevant references now. But as a little time capsule and a book of historical importance to computing it remains special.
However at the same time, a lot of things about project planning, testing code, and estimating time for work are still true. It’s almost uncanny how the debates in this book are still the same debates programmers have 50 years later.
I would skip this book as a tool. There are more relevant references now. But as a little time capsule and a book of historical importance to computing it remains special.