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    "title": "Jones' Law",
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    "created": "2011-09-16 16:54:30 UTC",
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    "html": "<p>While working on my <a href=\"http://daycamp4developers.com/\">Daycamp for Developers</a> presentation, I've been going through some of the \"laws\" related to project management and estimation: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks's_law\">Brooks' Law</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter's_law\">Hofstadter's Law</a>, and others.  As part of this, I've decided to coin my own; it's something I've been saying for at least a decade:</p>\n<p><strong>Jones' Law: \"If you plan for the worst, then all surprises are good surprises.\"</strong></p>\n<p>Attend <a href=\"http://daycamp4developers.com/\">Daycamp for Developers</a> and you can hear more about estimating software projects and setting client expectations, as well as lots of other \"soft\" topics that developers can benefit from.</p>\n"
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