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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: Mimer SQL   
   23 Jun 25 22:00:25   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 6/23/2025 9:42 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:57:17 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> On 6/23/2025 8:33 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:27:21 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>> But having added manpower early in the project would almost certainly   
   >>>> have had a positive impact.   
   >>>   
   >>> Software development is not like digging a ditch.   
   >>   
   >> It is not - it is several orders of magnitude more complex.   
   >   
   > And in particular, while 9 men may dig a ditch 9 times quicker than one   
   > man, 300 software developers might not be able to finish a software   
   > project 30 times faster than 10 software developers.   
      
   Not 30 times faster, but much faster.   
      
   As long as it is planned upfront.   
      
   Arne   
      
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