[detaro]

I'm not that convinced. I mean yes, if you literally just estimate "add video chat" without any research or further clarification, but that'd get you in hell in every other discipline too.

EDIT: I guess one part might be that people are less likely to recognize specializations than in other disciplines?

[rodgerd]

Yeah. "I want a shed". OK, let's build a shed.

"Oh yeah, and maybe some power, IDK maybe three phase. Also PoE and smart lighting and some insulation and enough room for a CNC machine and..."

[spenczar5]

You might have a big shed, but it wouldn’t be a very complicated one. Electrical supply is extremely well-abstracted and clearly defined. Software really is worse than other disciplines in how complexity leaks out everywhere.