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umvi on March 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why construction projects always go over budget

I can tell you with great precision how long it will take me to build software that has requirements as precise as a skyscraper's. The problem is that most of the time the software to be built has nebulous requirements

acjacobson on March 22, 2023 [–]

And changing ones. I imagine once a skyscraper's plan is set it really doesn't change much at all.

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