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Re:Ask HN: Why do software companies still insist on Estimat... by errantmind on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:37PM (#33279610)
This take lacks nuance, better to ask why software estimation is hard. To name a few reasons:

1. Business pressures to 'accelerate' timelines without understanding the tradeoffs

2. Frequent developer turnover / ramp-up time

3. Developer + engineering manager level of competence, mostly due to people going where the money is and it being difficult to assess skill level

4. 4-year degrees teaching very few applicable real-world skills and bootcamps teaching even less

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