| ▲ | floren 7 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> Kirk: Mr. Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four? > Scotty: Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker? | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | dhosek 7 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
There’s a whole generation of developers who have internalized this. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | dtgriscom 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
My rule: list all the tasks, estimate times for each task, add up all the estimates, and multiply the results by π. If you're using unknown technology, use π^2. | |||||||||||||||||
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