The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) Frederick P. Brooks
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

It's an older book (even the updated one), but has a lot of good nuggets that seem as (more?) relative now as when it was published. The Mythical Man Month (and Other Essays on Software Engineering) Frederick P. Frederick P.: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering. This is the inaugural edition of Code Reads, a weekly discussion of some of the central essays, documents and texts in the history of software. The books was originally written in 1975. One note: The current edition of The Mythical Man -Month, called the “Anniversary Edition” (Addison Wesley brought it out in 1995 to mark the book's 20-year milestone), includes the full original text and four additional chapters. Ever read The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering? So, now is the time when you email me and tell me "you chose the wrong book on $TOPIC..". Book: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition). This week we're talking about Frederick Brooks's . Brooks's Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks's_law); The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition), Frederick P. The Mythical Man Month comes with a big reputation attached. My Favorite quotes from this book (yes I use these all; usually rotate in signature with hundreds of other quotes I keep): Frederick Brooks Jr.