The Mythical Man-Month

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The Mythical Man-Month - Fred Brooks's excellent 1975 book on software engineering.

See also Brooks's Law.

["The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering", Fred Brooks, Addison-Wesley, 1975, ISBN 0-201-00650-2].

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