Chapter 17. "No Silver Bullet" Refined
Every bullet has its billet.—WILLIAM III OF ENGLAND, PRINCE OF ORANGEWhoever thinks a faultless piece to see,Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.[1]—ALEXANDER POPE, AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM
On Werewolves and Other Legendary Terrors
"No Silver Bullet—Essence and Accident of Software Engineering" (now Chapter 16) was originally an invited paper for the IFIP '86 conference in Dublin, and it was published in those proceedings.[2] Computer magazine reprinted it, behind a gothic cover illustrated with stills from films such as The Werewolf of London.[3] They also provided an explanatory sidebar "To ...
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