The *ART* of Computer Programming

[Jolly C. Pancakes]

In article <2317 at rex.cs.tulane.edu>, doerschu at rex.cs.tulane.edu (David Doerschuk) writes:
> Managing programmers and dividing tasks between architects and programmers
> is an art/science.  For a somewhat more enlightened and realistic account,
> I strongly recommend Frederick P. Brooks' book: "The Mythical Man-month".
> Brooks ran the OS/360 project at IBM in the middle 1960's, and his book
> describes the things he learned during this mammoth task.  He's a very
> smart guy, and his experiences are *highly relevant* to modern programming.



	Another book that I would highly recommend is one that came out
a little over a year ago - "Peopleware" by Tom DeMarco and another
author.  It concentrates on workgroup theories and the creative nature
of programming (and makes some great arguments against mandatory
neckties and..... The Furniture Police !).

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