Frederick P Brooks wrote his famous treatise The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering back in 1975, and this book is to date billed as the most influential book on software project management. This is no wonder: certain truths are just that—truths. Here are a few gems from this volume:
- Plan to throw one away; you will anyway.
- There is no silver bullet.
- Good cooking takes time. If you are made to wait, it is to serve you better, and to please you.
- The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.
- Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
Interestingly, and, of course, the design philosophy of the venerable Unix OS indeed ...
