Later editions of this book include an 18th chapter that lists each of the arguments from the original work  so one can decide whether they are "true or false." It compares great designers to Salieri and Mozart because  they create smaller and simpler structures. It cites the work of Sackman, Erikson, and Grant on the  perf
Later editions of this book include an 18th chapter that lists each of the arguments from the original work  so one can decide whether they are "true or false." It compares great designers to Salieri and Mozart because  they create smaller and simpler structures. It cites the work of Sackman, Erikson, and Grant on the  performance abilities of a certain profession. This work gives a rule of thumb of 1/3, 1/6, 1/4, 1/4 for the use of  time. An anniversary edition of this work includes its author's paper "No Silver Bullet." This work devotes a  chapter to "the second system effect" which is the tendency of second systems to be overdesigned. It calls for the  use of good workbooks and proper communication. It notes that bringing in additional women in will not make a  child gestate in less than nine months. Charles Knight's mural for the La Brea Tar Pits, which shows ground sloths  about to be attacked by saber tooth tigers, is used for the cover of this book, reflecting how the first chapter is about  tar pits. For 10 points, name this book by Fred Brooks that claims that incorporating more engineers in a behind  schedule software project can make the situation worse.
Later editions of this book include an 18th chapter that lists each of the arguments from the original work  so one can decide whether they are "true or false."
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering