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> Software is the only industry where you are asked to build systems that have never been built before but that are more complex than anything ever built in the history of "mature industries"

I have a feeling that some SpaceX engineers would have something to say about this after one of their rockets lands on a floating barge.

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> I have a feeling that some SpaceX engineers would have something to say about this after one of their rockets lands on a floating barge.

That is because you are ignoring/left out the critical last part of the phrase you quoted: "and estimate it with an accuracy of 5 to 10 days and a few thousand dollars."

This is particularly relevant because this is a direct response to the following:

> We can't even accurately estimate the cost of a complex project given our choice of tools, let alone talk about costs and ROI with different toolchains for the same projects.

Software landed the rocket on on a floating barge. The hardware is just holes for hot gas to come out.

It's especially hilarious because he is comparing projects done by bootcamp graduates to projects done by highly trained PhDs. Some people just don't have a clue about the massive difference involved in webdev type projects and complex engineering projects.

Some McDonnell Douglas DC-X engineers would probably have something to say about your comment too.

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