Estimates are Fine. They Build Trust When You Provide Them And Deliver On Them
May 10, 2024
Marco Rogers asked about estimates on Mastodon, and I agree with a lot of what he’s written. Engineers often think they should not have to do estimates, going so far as to champion the “no estimates” movement, or claiming that engineers should not have to be accountable for their work. Writing software is expensive, and the people paying for it have every right to ask the developers when it might be done.