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The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks B01_0260
Frederick P. Brooks

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002

"This is the International Edition. The content is in English, same as US version but different cover. Please DO NOT buy if you can not accept this difference. Ship from Shanghai China, please allow about 3 weeks on the way to US or Europe. Message me if you have any questions."

Computer Architecture: Concepts and Evolution 2-Volume Set

2 reviews
Gerrit A. Blaauw, Frederick P. Brooks

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1997

Much deeper than a mere Computer Architecture text
I took Fred Brooks' Advanced Computer Architecture course years ago in graduate school. My father said, quite correctly, that it was like taking a theology course from Jesus. This book, in its then-preprint form, was the text, and I eventually wore my photocopied version out completely. (Thank goodness it finally came out in conventional binding.) I am now a software architect, doing internet ...

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

127 reviews
Frederick P. Brooks

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1995

Software Development
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering is a book on software project management by Fred Brooks, whose central theme is that "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later." This idea is known as Brooks's law, and is presented along with the second-system effect and advocacy of prototyping. The work was first published in 1975, and republished as an anniversary edition ...