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		hotz on March 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why software projects take longer than you think: ... I always treat it as a thumbsuck because who really knows. I could tell you two to three hours to solve it and then it takes me five minutes. I could say a week and only end up using a day.

xupybd on March 9, 2021 [–]

I've always found business expectations are to complete in less time than my estimates. My estimates are often a little under as well.

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