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on this topic, I would like to add this: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) by Frederick P. Brooks ISB
by 0des 5y ago
on this topic, I would like to add this:
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
by Frederick P. Brooks
ISBN 13: 9780201835953
ISBN 10: 0201835959
https://www.biblio.com/9780201835953 https://www.biblio.com/9780201835953
- slowmovintarget 5y agoI read that twenty years ago, and it is still relevant.
- 0des 5y agoJust curious, do you have any other recommendations that are more or less timeless?
- vladak 5y agohttps://archive.org/download/the-unwritten-laws-of-engineering/The%20Unwritten%20Laws%20of%20Engineering.pdf https://archive.org/download/the-unwritten-laws-of-engineeri... I had a colleague that can be considered brilliant engineer and I believe could be doing all kinds of exciting hard projects and work in the top tier companies. When our manager decided to leave the company, he went along, for a job which in my view is nowhere near his maximum abilities (although he might argue otherwise), quoting the 'Be as particular as you can in the selection of your supervisor.' rule from the above book (which is relevant to the other thread in this topic).
- Splizard 5y agoSYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE / How Systems Work and Especially How They Fail