Re:What's a senior engineer's job?
by mlthoughts2018 on Monday October 08, 2018 @12:58PM
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I don’t see why it’s an amazing statement since it’s been a very common perspective since at least The Mythical Man-Month decades ago.
If other people makes plans based off of junk (read: any) estimates, it just amplifies the problems.
If you’re at least honest that the estimates are meaningless, everyone can acknowledge it and come up with different solutions, especially regarding speeding up the process to get started and make checking in about blockers more meaningful and consistent.
Re:What's a senior engineer's job?
by yitchelle on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @03:27PM
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I am curious and not trying to be a dick. If you don't any time estimates for your tasks, how do you tell your stake holders when your delivery date is going to be, or do you leave it open ended and deliver when it is finished?
If other people makes plans based off of junk (read: any) estimates, it just amplifies the problems.
If you’re at least honest that the estimates are meaningless, everyone can acknowledge it and come up with different solutions, especially regarding speeding up the process to get started and make checking in about blockers more meaningful and consistent.