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Re:Software Developers after 40, 50 and 60 Who're Still Coding by noxToken on Monday April 24, 2017 @05:01PM (#14188270)
The idea behind estimates is to get you to think about the scope the work that is to be done. Quickly walk yourself through the process, give a SWAG, do your best to track your time spent on the task, then review what you got right and wrong in your estimate. It's less about giving the exact time required (in theory - some managers will never understand that) and more about estimating if you have time to complete X, Y and Z.
Re:Software Developers after 40, 50 and 60 Who're Still Coding by lwlml on Monday April 24, 2017 @11:11PM (#14190461)
SWAG means what in your example?
Re:Software Developers after 40, 50 and 60 Who're Still Coding by noxToken on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:35AM (#14192834)
Silly Wild Ass Guess