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I never think the automotive production analogy with software is very apt. Cars have had a fairly settled design for a century, and are built only by the largest companies who create and retain experienced specialists in all kinds of fields. Anyway, cars nowadays are subject mainly to bolt-on features and minor refinements, not designed and built from the bottom-up, and design changes still take years. Software development really bears little relation to the car business.

Steve
– Steve

2018-01-05 22:14:12 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2018 at 22:14
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@Steve he’s not making an analogy. He’s giving an example of a story you may find on an automotive team’s backlog.

RubberDuck
– RubberDuck

2018-01-06 00:53:03 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2018 at 0:53
@RubberDuck, I think he must implicitly perceive (and intend the reader to perceive) some analogy with the automotive production or similar manufacturing process - exactly what the analogy is perceived to be may be unspoken and under-defined, but that doesn't mean it's not an appropriate time to remark on and refute the analogy, and how processes employed in manufacturing are used within quite different circumstances and conditions than exist for much software development.

Steve
– Steve

2018-01-06 01:41:59 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2018 at 1:41

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