Title: Why people like this book
Review: A lot of programmers really love this book. It will arm you with a dozen good juicy quotes that will support your argument that your manager is an idiot.Lets say you are late and another programmer is assigned to help you out - you can simply point to this book and explain how adding more programmers to a late project will just make it later. If that one doesn't fit. you can surely find another one that does.If you liked "Catcher in the Rye" or "The Peter Principle" you may like this book too.Software management is hard - mostly because there is a great deal of variation in the talent and productivity of computer programmers.This book is a fun read - and food for thought. And in its defense I must admit it has changed the way I think about large software projects.But sadly, beyond the fun quotes and maxims (which often contradict each other) there is not much to help you get the job done.
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