How much total time and resources did it take to develop stackoverflow.com? This is a great application that sets the bar for the rest of is.
How Hard Could It Be?: The Unproven Path
According to the article the initial coding of the site was managed by Jeff Atwood and three programmers.
The plan :
"It's going to take six to eight weeks."
The result:
In reality, it took about twice as long as that, which wasn't that bad, but it was still a 100 percent overrun.
And a great community website.
Please read the entire article.
