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AKrumbach on March 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fred Brooks retires

I have, sitting at my elbow right now, a copy of Mythical Man-Month, as part of a mini-bookshelf of the ten books I found most influential in my career / wish to share with my co-workers.

[For the curious: http://i.imgur.com/CGv9PGc.jpg ]

mindcrime on March 10, 2016 | [–]

Likewise, I have The Design of Design in a stack of "Read Soon" books right by my bed. And I think The Mythical Man Month may be overdue for a re-read as well.

http://imgur.com/a/AeZr4

aidenn0 on March 11, 2016 | [–]

I can recommend all of those except Hoyte. I know lots of people like that one, but it always rubbed me the wrong way.

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