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I understand that there's a lot of work that could go into this sort of thing (mocks, accessibility, testing)... but is 2000 hours really a defensible number?
by ipsin 6y ago
I understand that there's a lot of work that could go into this sort of thing (mocks, accessibility, testing)... but is 2000 hours really a defensible number? It sounds like there's new per-inmate data and calculations for inmate eligibility and sentencing credit. But 2000 hours worth of work? Even sand-bagging it sounds like way too much.
- maybenotafart 6y agosounds much more like budget politics against the incompetent
- codyb 6y agoI was pretty incredulous until a cousin poster started talking about auditing, testing, red tape, out of date systems, and security. Seems plausible it could balloon.
- pixl97 6y agoOf course you're assuming they have anyone left at the company that understand the software. So many times the original team that wrote it is gone, and there is a plate of spaghetti left for the next group to figure out.
- dreamcompiler 6y agoIt's probably worse than that. Most likely the vendor subcontracted it out to an overseas contractor that hired mostly junior-level programmers who are now working elsewhere.