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Explaining to business people why building software is still hard

66 points · 59 comments · fagnerbrack

  1. jmclnx · · focus · HN ↗
    My experience over many decades is this:

    * If a business person thinks a change or new program is very easy to do, it is really a very hard project.

    * If a business person thinks the change or new program us hard to do, usually it is a trivial project.

    For me, this has been true for well over 40 years. I never use any kind AI for my work, it did not exist before I retired.

    1. etothepii · · focus · HN ↗
      This is is relatable but I think the issue is that they are uncorrelated.

      If it's easy and the business thinks it's easy it gets done. If it's hard and the business thinks it's hard it doesn't.

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