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Re:Ask HN: Why do software companies still insist on Estimat... by yonixw on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:08PM (#33279242)
> When you go to your mechanic for a repair, do you want to know when you may get your car back?

I want! However, for my old 2000 car, repairs exceeded the original estimate 80% of the time, forcing me to change my day-to-day plan. This could be a hint: good/new things breaks less, giving you false confidence when estimating for old/bad stuff.

Re:Ask HN: Why do software companies still insist on Estimat... by jinmo on Thursday October 20, 2022 @04:23PM (#33280174)
100% complexity beats assumptions