Hofstadter’s Law and Realistic Planning

Have you ever heard of Murphy’s Law? It states that “if anything can go wrong, it will.” Well, there’s a similar concept put forth by author Douglas Hofstadter called Hofstadter’s Law. If you’re not familiar with it, here’s what it says: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”

Computer programmers often…