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> Software is the only industry where you are asked to build systems that have never been built before but that are more complex than anything ever built in the

• shkkmo 7y ago
  > I have a feeling that some SpaceX engineers would have something to say about this after one of their rockets lands on a floating barge. That is because you are ignoring/left out the critical last part of the phrase you quoted: "and estimate it with an accuracy of 5 to 10 days and a few thousand dollars." This is particularly relevant because this is a direct response to the following: > We can't even accurately estimate the cost of a complex project given our choice of tools, let alone talk about costs and ROI with different toolchains for the same projects.
• lexs 7y ago
  Some McDonnell Douglas DC-X engineers would probably have something to say about your comment too.
• newen 7y ago
  It's especially hilarious because he is comparing projects done by bootcamp graduates to projects done by highly trained PhDs. Some people just don't have a clue about the massive difference involved in webdev type projects and complex engineering projects.
• jacobsenscott 7y ago
  Software landed the rocket on on a floating barge. The hardware is just holes for hot gas to come out.