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authorDave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com>2019-05-15 23:35:41 +0800
committerDave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com>2019-05-15 23:35:41 +0800
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And add reference for Hofstadter's Law
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[Hanlon's Razor on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor)
-> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
+> Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
>
-> -Robert J. Hanlon
+> Robert J. Hanlon
This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood.
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a
[Hofstadter's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law)
> It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
+>
+> Douglas Hofstadter
You might hear this law referred to when looking at estimates for how long something will take. It seems a truism in software development that we tend to not be very good at accurately estimating how long something will take to deliver.