It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015)

Re:It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015) by flukus on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @12:30AM (#13120667)

> I think the problem is that we often think giving a point estimate somehow has to be 100% accurate.

That's a learned behavior from all the times that estimates become deadlines.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015) by taeric on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:48AM (#13120936)

Then the learned behavior should be to remember the reason the estimates were wrong last time, and to include those this time.

And no, I do not think it is that easy. The point is that refusing to speak simply robs the process of valuable input.

[ Parent | on HN ]