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I'd have to put Brooks' The Mythical Man Month up there as most misunderstood. I've seen that book used to justify all sorts of nonsense.


Alternatively, I've used that book to _prevent_ all sorts of nonsense. It can be great when you have a manager who is inexperienced with software development (sad, but too common in some places).

"No, we shouldn't add an offshore team to meet our deadline, and here's why..."




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