2024-05-01 23:01 UTC
I didn't realize at the time that the support I had early in my career was not only good but also atypical. It wasn't until my 3rd job that I had my first experience of managers and more senior dev who were unhelpful and also not better than me at what we were doing. That was wild. And pretty frustrating.
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@polotek@social.polotek.net 2024-05-01 23:14
But back to estimates. My process for estimates is still pretty informal. Some folks here have pointed to books and blog posts that outline much more rigorous methods. But that doesn't appeal to me. I gravitate towards work environments where keeping things informal is expected. And that usually means there is a lot of flexibility in determining the tradeoffs. E.g. timeframes or scope of work.
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@neil_vass@mastodon.me.uk 2024-05-02 07:57
@polotek@social.polotek.net I've experienced similar -- not realizing my early experiences were atypical. At the time I thought "well of course a company needs x, y and z, must just be how things are done."