From The Joel on Software Translation Project

Original article: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html

"Why doesn't anybody make a schedule? One, it's a real pain. Two, nobody believes that it's worth anything. Why go to all the trouble working on a schedule if it's not going to be right? Here's a simple, painless way to make schedules that are actually correct."

[edit] Translations

• Chinese (Traditional): The Joel on Software Translation Project:無痛軟體時程
• Dutch: Pijnloze Software Planning
• Polish: Bezbolesne harmonogramy
• Russian: Планирование программного обеспечения малой кровью