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True. We’re scientists. Replication is important! :)

• fhd2 3y ago
  "Empirical science" sounds better than "have you tried turning it off and on again?", doesn't it.
  • monista 3y ago
    I read is as a reference to https://xkcd.com/242/ https://xkcd.com/242/
• tmpz22 3y ago
  > True. We’re scientists. Replication is important! :) Yes replication: Oops we got hacked. I wonder what happens if we write insecure code again. Oops we got hacked. I wonder what happens if we write insecure code again. Oops we missed a deadline. I wonder what happens if we underestimate again. Oops we missed a deadline. I wonder what happens if we underestimate again.
  • sophacles 3y ago
    When did software estimates ever factor into deadlines? I have always found that my estimates + a bit of padding are generally correct. Then management just picks an arbitrary due date that has nothing to do with programmer estimates.
    • nly 3y ago
      Plus nobody estimates on timescales anymore. We all use sprint points.
  • mock-possum 3y ago
    Wow somebody’s salty
  • alpaca128 3y ago
    It isn't difficult to find non-software projects that overshot deadlines by years and costs by tens of millions or more, just to still have a leaky roof. Including, whether you believe it or not, engineering work.