> The difference is that a half-finished construction project is a gaping wound in the landscape, but a half-finished software project is just some code hidden

> The difference is that a half-finished construction project is a gaping wound in the landscape, but a half-finished software project is just some code hidden in a corporate server. The difference is that missing deadlines in construction projects come with bigger monetary penalties (citation needed, based on the low penal damages I've personally seen in IT project contracts).