Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering

"Mikito Harakiri" <mikharakiri_at_iahu.com> wrote in message news:dQeOc.47$8H4.120_at_news.oracle.com...
> "Steve Johnson" <stevejohnson1972_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:949ec44a.0407280704.12141129_at_posting.google.com...
> > 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.
> ?

Or both.

Marshall Received on Fri Jul 30 2004 - 07:53:36 CEST