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author | Dave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com> | 2019-05-15 23:35:41 +0800 |
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committer | Dave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com> | 2019-05-15 23:35:41 +0800 |
commit | 74fad626fee6d9273faa08525a6266a20e17a935 (patch) | |
tree | 7d56d9698d5f5eff6c05f86cbb6e2adf21643bc1 | |
parent | 9e7993284b3e8ce59032950f6c7159e777ab4069 (diff) |
chore: clean up formatting of quotes
And add reference for Hofstadter's Law
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@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ See also: [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. |