Errata

Clarification needed On page 41, the first two sentences of the Heroics section require clarification. Change: "Some software developers place a high emphasis on project heroics (Bach 1995). But I think that they do more harm than good." To: "Some developers place a high emphasis on project heroics and think that the certain kinds of heroics can be beneficial (Bach 1995). But I think that emphasizing heroics in any form usually does more harm than good."

project should be product


On page 55, the second sentence of theEstimation and Scheduling section refers to a project rather than a product.



Change:

"They first estimate the size of the project, then they estimate the effort needed to build a product of that size, and then they estimate a schedule based on the effort estimate."



To:

"They first estimate the size of the product, then they estimate the effort needed to build a product of that size, and then they estimate a schedule based on the effort estimate."

Clarification needed On page 60, the first sentence after Figure 4-2 is inaccurate. Change: "This is the same kind of chart that I presented in the"Classic Mistakes” chapter, and it describes the same lesson." To: "This is the same chart that I presented in the "Classic Mistakes" chapter, and it provides a specific example of the general classic mistakes lesson."

6-10 should be 6-11


On page 128, the second sentence after Figure 6-11 refers to Figure 6-10 rather than 6-11.



Change:

"Look at how much of the curve in Figure 6-10 is to the right of the planned-schedule line on typical projects."



To:

"Look at how much of the curve in Figure 6-11 is to the right of the planned-schedule line on typical projects."

Label Error On page 168, in Figure 8-2, the upper graph labels on the right hand side are mixed up. From top to bottom, the graph labels should read as follows: " 1.6x 1.25x 1.15x 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x 0.85x 0.8x 0.6x "

Additional clarification needed


On page 186, the first sentence of the Efforts section requirs additional clarification.



Change:

"The efforts are given in developer man-months to two or three significant digits."



To:

"The efforts are given in development-team man-months (including management and QA) to two or three significant digits"

20.2 should be 21.2 On page 572, the first cross-reference refers to thw wrong section. Change: "For more on using prototyping time effectively, see"Inefficient use of prototyping time” in Section 20.2." To: "For more on using prototyping time effectively, see"Inefficient use of prototyping time” in Section 21.2."

Add Citation


The following citation should be added to page 613.

DeMarco, Tom. 1995. Why Does Software Cost So Much? Dorset House.

January should be September On page 618, the bibliography entry for Millington, Don, and Jennifer Stapleton contains an incorrect month. Change: "Millington, Don, and Jennifer Stapleton. 1995."Developing a RAD Standard.” IEEE Software, January: 54–55." To: "Millington, Don, and Jennifer Stapleton. 1995."Developing a RAD Standard.” IEEE Software, September: 54–55."Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.