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It's not just a point of view, it's backed up by studies. Did you actually read the article? Plenty of grizzled veterans back this up anecdotally also.
by dreamfactory 13y ago
It's not just a point of view, it's backed up by studies. Did you actually read the article? Plenty of grizzled veterans back this up anecdotally also.
- droithomme 13y agoI agree that studies show that ad hoc, "straight from the hip", and "wild assed guessing" methods don't work to produce accurate estimates. Not just "plenty of grizzled veterans" report that they don't know how to estimate, but the vast majority of the industry is incompetent and ignorant on estimation, a sign of the deep seated unprofessionalism of the industry. Neither of these things change the fact that lots of us are able to do accurate estimation and the methods for doing so are well known and have been for decades.
- glenjamin 13y agoYou've twice now stated that you're able to do accurate estimation and that "methods for doing so are well known". Yet failed to cite any sources to back up this claim. My experience among novice, intermediate and experienced developers has been that while order-of-magnitude estimation is often acheivable. Truly accurate estimation is not. Software is far too 'soft' to fit our expectations every time we try and build something.