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Task estimation (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

I hear this criticism all the time, but I've never seen it happen in 5 companies I've worked for so far. Usually there's an understanding that estimates are wild guessing, and things are planned using dependencies rather than timeliness.