cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 10 days agoHave a bit of trustlemmy.mlimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down16cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 days agoBut if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 days agoThis is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me. e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”
But if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
This is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me.
e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”