You've been asked to give an estimate about when you're gonna be able to ship some code. Fine fine, except that there's something riding on this… a trade show, seasonal deadline, etc. Point is: there's another part of the business depending on you doing a good job here.
But software estimates are notoriously inaccurate, to the degree that people frequently double or halve them depending on what they think of the team. Think about that for a sec: a change of 50% in either direction based solely on personal factors. Absolutely wild.
Keep Reading (22 minutes) →I joined a pinball league at a local barcade! I've got like… lifetime stats now!
It's been really fun so far, but, as you can see, I'm not that good yet. Pinball wizard? Nah, but maybe a pinball apprentice.
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