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

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Table of Contents
6. About the Author
7. Preface to the 20th Anniversary Edition
8. Preface to the First Edition
9. Chapter 1. The Tar Pit
10. Chapter 2. The Mythical Man-Month
11. Chapter 3. The Surgical Team
12. Chapter 4. Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design
13. Chapter 5. The Second-System Effect
14. Chapter 6. Passing the Word
15. Chapter 7. Why Did the Tower of Babel Fail?
16. Chapter 8. Calling the Shot
17. Chapter 9. Ten Pounds in a Five-Pound Sack
18. Chapter 10. The Documentary Hypothesis
19. Chapter 11. Plan to Throw One Away
20. Chapter 12. Sharp Tools
21. Chapter 13. The Whole and the Parts
22. Chapter 14. Hatching a Catastrophe
23. Chapter 15. The Other Face
24. Chapter 16. No Silver Bullet—Essence and Accident in Software Engineering
25. Chapter 17. "No Silver Bullet" Refined
26. Chapter 18. Propositions of The Mythical Man-Month: True or False?
27. Chapter 19. The Mythical Man-Month after 20 Years
28. Epilogue. Fifty Years of Wonder, Excitement, and Joy
29. Notes and References