Software development requires servant leaders
While overall the article is interesting, I&#x27;m really disgusted by two sentences: &quot;In software it’s common to have something estimated at a day take a week instead.&quot; and &quot;The inherent inaccuracy of software estimates creates extra tension that you don’t find in other industries.&quot;<p>Oh, poor thing, you feel so special by being a software engineer?<p>Have you never heard of construction projects taking many times the estimated time&#x2F;budget?<p>Maybe try digging a tunnel through a mountain, where the kind of rocks and caveats you find on the way can make you overrun your estimates?
Maybe try sailing a container ship through an ocean, where a storm that appears in the middle can make your straight trip take a week more because you must go around?
And we are not talking yet about building a subway line under a city, dealing with legal challenges, ...<p>Wake up, this is called a project, this is called risk assessment and risk management. It&#x27;s maybe not done in your projects, but you don&#x27;t need a fancy name for it, it&#x27;s what has been happening for millennias.