Triple
T9529201
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering |
E229841
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedWork |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Mythical Man-Month |
E32457
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Mythical Man-Month | Statement: [No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering, relatedWork, The Mythical Man-Month]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mythical Man-Month Context triple: [No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering, relatedWork, The Mythical Man-Month]
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A.
The Mythical Man-Month
chosen
The Mythical Man-Month is a classic software engineering book by Fred Brooks that explores the challenges of large-scale software projects and famously argues that adding manpower to a late project makes it later.
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B.
No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering
"No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering" is a seminal essay arguing that no single technology or practice will yield dramatic, order-of-magnitude improvements in software productivity, reliability, or simplicity.
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C.
Programming Pearls
Programming Pearls is a classic computer science book by Jon Bentley that teaches practical problem-solving, algorithm design, and programming techniques through engaging essays and puzzles.
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D.
The Pragmatic Programmer
The Pragmatic Programmer is a highly influential software development book that offers practical advice, best practices, and philosophical guidance for writing maintainable, high-quality code and growing as a professional programmer.
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E.
The Practice of Programming
The Practice of Programming is a widely respected book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that teaches practical software development techniques, emphasizing clear code, debugging, testing, and performance.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca8479934c81908006d0e6e970ae05 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd98b1b93481909812245ac14e4988 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d14c30c6008190b2eff99d74f18070 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8 p.m.