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Re:How I Estimate Work as a Staff Software Engineer by xyzzy123 on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:51PM (#46749859)
You mean… by making a forward-looking estimates of cost, time-to-value, return? (even if it's implicit, not documented, vibes-based?).

When devs refuse to estimate, it just pushes the estimating up the org chart. Execs still have to commit resources and do sequencing. They’ll just do it with less information.

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Re:How I Estimate Work as a Staff Software Engineer by mactavish88 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:32AM (#46755509)
What you're asking is the equivalent of going to a company whose equity you've bought and asking them: what's the price going to be in 6 months' time?
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