Clients often ask, “How long will it take to build?” Answer: That depends. A login screen can take 30 minutes… or 3 weeks—if it needs SSO, 2FA, rate limiting, lockout protection, and UI polish...
the fact that software is intangible really throws people for a loop. it's easy for them to understand that building a one bedroom house will take way less time then a seven bedroom mansion. When it comes to software though they're like "but can't you just copy and paste this thing that Twitter did?"
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