Thousands came in hope of just picking up the gold from the ground.
Thousands come to get rich in Web development.
Both may leave little of lasting value with a lot of environmental damage. Steve McConnell has delivered another powerful book examining the temptation to ignore all that has been learned in the last 30 years about software engineering. When projects are underestimated, the time pressures lead to abandoning good practices in the name of schedule. I've always like reading McConnell - he manages to cook down scattered knowledge and statistical studies and make them painlessly readable. This book only spans 182 pages - unlike Code Complete or Rapid Development, but it has a lot to say.