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The mythical man-month: essays on software engineering

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1. The Tar Pit. 2. The Mythical Man-Month. 3. The Surgical Team. 4. Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design. 5. The Second-System Effect. 6. Passing the Word. 7. Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail? 8. Calling the Shot. 9. Ten Pounds in a Five-Pound Sack. 10. The Documentary Hypothesis. 11. Plan to Throw One Away. 12. Sharp Tools. 13. The Whole and the Parts. 14. Hatching a Castrophe. 15. The Other Face. 16. Silver -- Essence and Accident. 17. No Silver Bullet ReFired. 18. Propositions of The Mythical Man-Month: True or False? 19. The Mythical Man-Month After 20 Years. Epilogue. Notes and references. Index. 0201835959T04062001

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