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Discussion on: As a developer, how to estimate the time for a task?

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Red Ochsenbein (he/him)

Yeah, true... why do it faster if there is no need...? Makes it counter-productive in the end. So, decide: is it a good tool? ;-)

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Frank Font

One practical aspects of prediction is individuals predicting what they can complete in one workday. Walking away from partial work that’s at a good stopping point is always better than walking away from a mess you’ll have to look at again the next day. For multi-day efforts this is an indispensable skill that I believe all successful developers eventually grok.