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That and the Mythical Man Month were duds for me. I never understood why they were so highly regarded amongst engineers.
by AznHisoka 13y ago
That and the Mythical Man Month were duds for me. I never understood why they were so highly regarded amongst engineers.
- marcosdumay 13y agoThey aren't duds. The problem is that they are so influential that every newcomer already knows whats they say, just by virtue of learning their trade after the books were written.
- damncabbage 13y agoTV Tropes (!) of all places has a great explanation, applied to comedy: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny
- BillyMaize 13y agoI feel the same way about Code Complete. I tried to read it but just couldn't force myself to as much of it seemed obvious. Maybe back in the day it was as amazing as people say.