Re:Software Developers after 40, 50 and 60 Who're Still Coding
by ams6110 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:19AM
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> Give half-order-of-magnitude estimates
My current boss likes to ask "is it a day, a week, a month, or a year" and while sometimes I just want to say "yes, it's one of those" I actually think that's a pretty reasonable way to ask the question.
Re:Software Developers after 40, 50 and 60 Who're Still Coding
by rhizome on Thursday April 27, 2017 @07:59PM
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I heard a saying once, "Deadlines slip by the units they're measured in." If you say three weeks, it will slip by weeks, not days or months. If the estimate is months, etc.
My current boss likes to ask "is it a day, a week, a month, or a year" and while sometimes I just want to say "yes, it's one of those" I actually think that's a pretty reasonable way to ask the question.