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Subject: Re: tempus fugit
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Date: 29 Mar 88 16:41:49 GMT
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3 man months to write a Pascal compiler?  Well maybe that for
a talented programmer to write a *student* compiler, but the difference
between that and a tested, documented, somewhat extended real-work
compiler is immense.

Of course the difference in time between what's required to hack something
together and what's required to make a product is always more than people
think.  That's why real products are always late.

So I would say a man-year, at least.
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Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473
[From watmath!looking!brad (Brad Templeton)]
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