The software development industry is moving faster than ever before.

Once upon a time there was a small village with three managers. Each day, at sunset, they’d gather and tell stories of their team’s accomplishments. Every one better than the last. Until one day a curse was cast upon them all, shrouding each manager’s team in a cloud. Within the cloud people struggled, argued and fought. What the team used to be able to complete in a day took a week or even a month.

There is apparently a cabal of engineers who want you to know that estimating is impossible. Don't believe 'em.

Meta's approach, Twitter's moat and a few different future scenarios