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chris11 on March 9, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why software projects take longer than you think: ...

I've noticed that increasing the number of something usually indicates increases complexity. Working with another team takes more time than just keeping the work in one team. Working with two takes longer. Same with things like the number of repos, languages, or services.

kitd on March 9, 2021 [–]

That may be an expression of Brooks Law; increasing the number of people involved increases the average error count.

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