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August 27, 2003
Stress
The project I'm working on is getting to be a bit much. I have to do time estimates for the project breakdown and task list, but some of the stuff I have to estimate is so hairy and complex (and ugly, to be honest) that I'm in a Catch 22: I need to estimate how long it'll take to do, but I won't know that until I actually do it. I just don't know enough about the code base yet to have a good handle on what's involved. I suspect I'm going to get my ass kicked when it comes time to make this stuff work. Aarrgg! Ok, I feel better now...
Posted by ed at August 27, 2003 10:47 AM
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Bah! I once had an idiot manager ask me for a schedule for a project that would take years to complete. The problem? We hadn't even written the requirements yet, much less designed it. Yet he still wanted a schedule. Idiot.
Posted by: MTS at September 18, 2003 12:21 PM