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Estimates are difficult for developers and product owners

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225 points todsacerdoti | 2 comments | 07 Dec 25 19:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.014s | source
1. sema4hacker ◴[07 Dec 25 20:41 UTC] No.46184936[source]▶
In the 70's a Brazilian programmer told me his method was to make his best guess how long something would take, double it, then promise that amount plus-or-minus 50%.
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2. patrickmay ◴[07 Dec 25 22:46 UTC] No.46186083[source]▶
The one I heard was estimate, double it, and move to the next higher unit. 2 days? Nope, that's 4 weeks.