> I think I've heard this in reference to the difficulty of software estimation. I don't like linking to Quora but I have to link the legendary "coastline trip

> I think I've heard this in reference to the difficulty of software estimation. I don't like linking to Quora but I have to link the legendary "coastline trip" story posted by Michael Wolfe as a response to the question "Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3?" https://www.quora.com/Why-are-software-development-task-estimations-regularly-off-by-a-factor-of-2-3 https://www.quora.com/Why-are-software-development-task-esti...