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When someone asks "Why does it take so long to build software?" and you want to verify whether said person has any intelligent thoughts on the matter, ask them:
by junippor 6y ago
When someone asks "Why does it take so long to build software?" and you want to verify whether said person has any intelligent thoughts on the matter, ask them: "How long do you think it should take to build software?"
- username90 6y ago> How long do you think it should take to build software? About as long as it takes to figure out what the software should do. Add one day for each 1000 lines of code for typing carefully and adding automated tests.