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When did estimates turn into deadlines?

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318 points alexzeitler | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 20:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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ahallock ◴[19 Nov 24 22:20 UTC] No.42188722[source]▶
Working in smaller steps is how you should build software. Constantly get feedback and re-evaluate what you're working on with other members of the team. Instead of giving an estimate, use t-shirt size.

With constant feedback, the whole team is participating in the emergent complexity, instead of being passive and just annoying you with "is it done yet"?

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1. takemetoearth ◴[20 Nov 24 07:06 UTC] No.42191436[source]▶
I don't need constant feedback, I mostly need to be left alone to do the actual work. Problem is, the Cult of Agile gets nervous by the third daily standup where you just say you're still working on the same thing, because everyone knows no programming activity ever takes more than a large t-shirt's worth of days, however many that is.