Finds: "Software Estimation Is Hard" - A Reddit Discussion

Since I'm treating this blog like a post-it, I'd like to use it to reference interesting and relevant articles or discussions I come across on the web—something I can easily refer to again in the future.

Here’s a good one: Software Estimation Is Hard. Do It Anyway

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