Title: Sharp and thoroughly enjoyable
Review: I recommend this book to anyone involved in engineering, not just software people.When it comes to designing complex systems, some big problems cannot be tackled by simply throwing more resources at them. That's a profound and scary observation, especially to those responsible for managing these resources.This book has had a huge impact on the discourse you read about software engineering, particularly on the web (blogs, articles). The views expressed by Mr. Brooks have reached common acceptance in those circles. I must wonder to what extent they have percolated into the workplace however.I suggest contrasting this book with "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Eric S. Raymond for a different perspective on large software development and scaling issues, in the open source community.
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