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muzani
on Sept 27, 2021
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Ask HN: How do you do estimates in 2021?
There's a paper that gives an exact number: 1.7x. This is the average time it goes over estimates, for code and writing tasks. The other numbers seem better, but you should not go below 1.7.
le-hu
on Oct 2, 2021
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electrical engineer + IT dev now here - literally every project I've taken part was 3x the estimate.
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