Have you ever gone to modify what you thought was a simple stored procedure (one that you didn't write) needing to make a few small changes only to open up the stored procedure and find yourself scared to even touch the thing because it makes no sense...

How do you estimate the resources required for a software project? I’m guessing most readers use the tried and [not so] true method of “Taking a WAG”. Wild-ass-guesses aren’t always bad; for small work items they can be surprisingly accurate. But the...