About Estimates
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English - February 03, 2023 07:09 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBTechnology technology programming software developers code development javascript python elixir Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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About Estimates
Estimates are a nasty subject, Andreas doesn't know how to handle it.
Fortunately, Lars has one weird trick, which doctors hate.
When you have plenty of control, estimates can be useful.
Not useful: unexplained deadlines.
Finally: when things get stuck. (Lars is usually available to blame.)
(In an alternate timeline, Andreas' tells us everything his relatives taught him about quark cake.)
Links
Deadlines whooshing pastThe XKCD about determining if you're in a national park, and check if your photo is of a birdBasecampShape upElmZenos' paradoxes - you can't run past a tortoiseThe travelling salesman problemNP-complete problemsCRUDLean manufacturingQuotes
Their due dates, their deadlinesI have this one weird trick, that doctors hateA constraint for the workThe magnitude of the taskSome real dumb things, and some very decent ideasSkate curveThe smallest unit is always a dayNot agile enoughSlightly confused and maybe a little bit sadIf you think that's a map (, I think you're using it wrong)Assorted concernsYou can't run past a tortoiseYou can always split a cake in twoQuark cakeAccelerate a cakeA fixed estimate on the travelling salesman problemUsually available to blame