Managing programmers is like herding cats. — unknown.

管理程序员就像是在放养一群猫。

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So we say a difficult or impossible job is like herding cats.

所以，我们通常会称一件困难或者不可能完成的工作为like herding cats。

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The image of cats is of being notoriously difficult to control—"like herding cats" is the expression.

众所周知，猫的形象极难捉摸——英语里有种说法，“就像驯猫一样”，形容做事难度极大。

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So we say a difficult or impossible job is like herding cats.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

As long as banks remain mere collections of individuals, the situation will continue to be like herding cats.

ECONOMIST: The wealth of nations

Organizing all that input the texts, sounds and artistic contributions might be different than herding cats, though how I'm not quite sure.

WSJ: Storytelling's 'Now'

He served as Undersecretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001, overseeing all science and energy programs for DOE as well as the national laboratory system (think herding cats with PhDs).

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