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I've found this "story" by Michael Wolfe [1] (warning: Quora link that you may need to open in an incognito window) to be a fun way to explain why accurate soft

by redler 5y ago

I've found this "story" by Michael Wolfe [1] (warning: Quora link that you may need to open in an incognito window) to be a fun way to explain why accurate software estimation is so difficult. [1] https://www.quora.com/Why-are-software-development-task-estimations-regularly-off-by-a-factor-of-2-3/answer/Michael-Wolfe?srid=3Gx https://www.quora.com/Why-are-software-development-task-esti...

KingOfCoders 5y ago
"My" idea was also inspired by coast lines, in the initial examples for fractals with the English coastline. And I often use coastlines as an example to explain why software development is fractal. Will use your link in the future, thanks!