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Ask HN: How long does it take you to code up a form?
How long does it take you to code a form with the following ..
1. Amount field
2. Comment field
3. File upload (to cloud)
I am talking full-stack. DB, api and UI for a modern browser. Including tests.
- tastroder 7y agoSomewhere between 20 minutes and a few full working days depending on the requirements not stated in the question. Are you trying to gauge how bad developers are at estimates?
- arvind_29c 7y agoYes. I recently took a couple of days to get it working. It is brain numbing. I feel like I am writing code that has been written a million times.
- tastroder 7y agoThat happens from time to time, just look at the rise of stack overflow to get a feel for how common it is. As long as you don't have that feeling every single day I honestly wouldn't worry too much about it.