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Programming Estimation – Estimate Software Tasks With Caution

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When someone comes to you for an estimate of a software task, do you feel uneasy?

Programming estimation is a dangerous activity that should be approached with caution!

But people make estimating software tasks more stressful than needed.

In this episode, I share some tips that will help you have better success rates when estimating software.

Though you may not be able to get out of estimating altogether (#noestimates), you can minimize the damage.

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When someone comes to you for an estimate of a software task, do you feel uneasy?

Programming estimation is a dangerous activity that should be approached with caution!

But people make estimating software tasks more stressful than needed.

In this episode, I share some tips that will help you have better success rates when estimating software.

Though you may not be able to get out of estimating altogether (#noestimates), you can minimize the damage.

Join my Patreon: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/patreon

Learn about one-on-one career coaching with me: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/coaching

TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/techroles

The Thriving Technologist career guide: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/guide

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Visit me at thrivingtechnologist.com

  continue reading

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