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> Estimating how long something is going to take is really difficult No one says it is easy, but it is not impossible too. It is okay to change one's estimatio
by SergeAx 4y ago
> Estimating how long something is going to take is really difficult
No one says it is easy, but it is not impossible too. It is okay to change one's estimation after several hours/days of work. But after months working on the same codebase estimations are getting better and better.
- jrumbut 4y agoI've always wanted to say, in response to a request for an estimate on a large project, "let me work on it a few weeks and then I'll tell you."
- SergeAx 4y agoAnd this is the right answer. No way anybody in their sane mind expect an off the bat estimation for a large project to be anywhere realistic.