Re^6: unknown encoding

... another programming trick, promise less than you think that you can do ...

Programming trick or engineering trick a la Scotty from Star Trek? :)

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Re^7: unknown encoding by Marshall (Canon) on Oct 31, 2011 at 21:57 UTC
Great! Actually some managers have spreadsheets like: Scotty /=2; Dreamer *= 4; It is a matter of calibration. The best prediction of a software schedule (in my experience) is what has happened before. The very best prediction comes from a delta from the last project. When there are huge technical unknowns and a new team, roll the dice. How to predict the software effort remains a vexing problem with no certain answers.	[reply]

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Re^7: unknown encoding
by Marshall (Canon) on Oct 31, 2011 at 21:57 UTC

Actually some managers have spreadsheets like:
Scotty /=2;
Dreamer *= 4;
It is a matter of calibration.
The best prediction of a software schedule (in my experience) is what has happened before. The very best prediction comes from a delta from the last project. When there are huge technical unknowns and a new team, roll the dice. How to predict the software effort remains a vexing problem with no certain answers.

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