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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest design challenges facing developers is how to keep the system operating within acceptable bounds despite being used in non-optimal conditions. Given a large enough user base, someone will operate the equipment in ways that the developers never intended. For example, a friend recently shared that his young daughter has developed an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does your embedded development team’s project budget metric support your estimation process?</title>
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