Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:13:09 -0700
Message-ID: <dQeOc.47$8H4.120_at_news.oracle.com>
"Steve Johnson" <stevejohnson1972_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to hear thoughts on what books, in your opinion, are true
> classics in the field of software engineering. I read a lot on the
> topic - at least a book a month for many years. There are many good
> authors, however, the only book on making software that is truly
> timeless, in my opinion, is "Mythical Man Month" by Brooks. It never
> ceases to amaze me that something written over 20 years ago would be
> so relevant.
No database textbooks listed so far. Is it because
1. There are no classic database books.
Or rather
2. Software engineers usually don't know anything about databases.
?
Received on Fri Jul 30 2004 - 00:13:09 CEST