--- status: Read title: The Mythical Man-Month subtitle: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition description: Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. categories: - Non-fiction - Software Development - Project Management authors: - [[Frederick Brooks]] published_on: 1995-08-02 publisher: Pearson Education pages: 347 isbn: 132,119,161 cover: http://books.google.com/books/content?id=Yq35BY5Fk3gC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api local_cover: 50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/The Mythical Man-Month (book).jpg link: https://amzn.to/4eHQso4 tags: - type/book - books - summaries - software_development - project_management - zone/areas - zone/areas/literature_notes created: 2024-07-05T15:57 updated: 2026-04-01T14:43 public_note: true date_finished: 2010-08-10 rating: ★★★★★ --- # The Mythical Man-Month (book) - Author(s): [[Frederick Brooks]] - Link: https://amzn.to/4eHQso4 ![[The Mythical Man-Month (book).jpg|200]] # Brief description # Key quotes > ... # Key ideas ... # Chapter 1: ... ... ## References -