I second that observation. I wish the manager at my day job read ANYTHING, at the very least some informercial-laden industry publication. In my case, I'd like

I second that observation. I wish the manager at my day job read ANYTHING, at the very least some informercial-laden industry publication. In my case, I'd like him to read Fred Brooks' "The Mythical Man-Month", to make him understand how a programming system costs a lot more than a simple module. Summary: http://javatroopers.com/Mythical_Man_Month.html http://javatroopers.com/Mythical_Man_Month.html In second place, I'd place "Peopleware", so he'd understand the importance of communications, and how the current office arrangement is losing the company a lot of money: Summary: http://javatroopers.com/Peopleware.html http://javatroopers.com/Peopleware.html Amazon link to both: http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythical-Man-Month-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959 http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythical-Man-Month-Engineering-Ann... http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Second-Edition/dp/0932633439 http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Second-...