[borski]

Everything is a “simple thing” unless you’re the one implementing it. Things that seem simple on the surface rarely are, especially long-term.

[jbverschoor]

I’d say it has to do with not willing to duplicate data. On paper forms, it is simple. Why can’t it be in a digital form?

[borski]

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-software-development-task-esti...

[jbverschoor]

That article means: inexperience and unprofessional. Sounds about right.

[borski]

If you’ve never written software that needed to be used by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, then sure, it could seem that way.