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-tags:
-  - estimating
-  - software
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-# Software Based Estimating
-
-## Software Based Estimating vs Estimating Software
-
-This document describes the philosophy of software based estimating as a concept,
-independent of any specific example of [[construction-estimating-software]]
-
-## Software Based Estimating vs Manual
-
-Most estimating manuals treat "software based estimating" as an afterthought,
-when in practice there's no meaningful difference in practice from manual.
-
-* Manual estimation is best done in terms of [[assemblies]] anyway.
-* On-screen takeoff just eliminates a single manual process.
-* Any estimator trained on Accubid could do the same by hand, the methodology is quite transparent.
-* At what point in Excel automation does manual estimation become software based?
-
-There is no place for truly manual estimation (pencil and paper)
-with the availability of better options,
-even to teach the basics of the trade.
-
-* Spreadsheet software is older than personal computers (LANPAR, 1969; VisiCalc, 1979)
-* Dedicated estimating software has been available longer than most estimators have been in the field. (McCormick, 1979?)
-
-I don't generally accept that dedicated estimating software
-is strictly superior to spreadsheets (see [[estimating-philosophy]]),
-but it usually is for less technical estimators.
-
-Manual estimation invites inaccuracy and inconsistency,
-and prohibits collaboration and flexibility.
+---
+tags:
+  - estimating
+  - software
+---
+# Software Based Estimating
+
+## Software Based Estimating vs Estimating Software
+
+This document describes the philosophy of software based estimating as a concept,
+independent of any specific example of [[construction-estimating-software]]
+
+## Software Based Estimating vs Manual
+
+Most estimating manuals treat "software based estimating" as an afterthought,
+when in practice there's no meaningful difference in practice from manual.
+
+* Manual estimation is best done in terms of [[assemblies]] anyway.
+* On-screen takeoff just eliminates a single manual process.
+* Any estimator trained on Accubid could do the same by hand, the methodology is quite transparent.
+* At what point in Excel automation does manual estimation become software based?
+
+There is no place for truly manual estimation (pencil and paper)
+with the availability of better options,
+even to teach the basics of the trade.
+
+* Spreadsheet software is older than personal computers (LANPAR, 1969; VisiCalc, 1979)
+* Dedicated estimating software has been available longer than most estimators have been in the field. (McCormick, 1979?)
+
+I don't generally accept that dedicated estimating software
+is strictly superior to spreadsheets (see [[estimating-philosophy]]),
+but it usually is for less technical estimators.
+
+Manual estimation invites inaccuracy and inconsistency,
+and prohibits collaboration and flexibility.