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Green Lumber Fallacy in Software Engineering

https://www.chrisbehan.ca/posts/green-lumber-fallacy-in-software

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Green Lumber Fallacy in Software Engineering

https://www.chrisbehan.ca/posts/green-lumber-fallacy-in-software

#HackerNews #GreenLumberFallacy #SoftwareEngineering #TechMyths #SoftwareDevelopment #ProgrammingInsights

Green Lumber Fallacy in Software Engineering

https://www.chrisbehan.ca/posts/green-lumber-fallacy-in-software

#HackerNews #GreenLumberFallacy #SoftwareEngineering #TechMyths #SoftwareDevelopment #ProgrammingInsights

Green Lumber Fallacy in Software Engineering

https://www.chrisbehan.ca/posts/green-lumber-fallacy-in-software

#HackerNews #GreenLumberFallacy #SoftwareEngineering #TechMyths #SoftwareDevelopment #ProgrammingInsights

Green Lumber Fallacy in Software Engineering

https://www.chrisbehan.ca/posts/green-lumber-fallacy-in-software

#HackerNews #GreenLumberFallacy #SoftwareEngineering #TechMyths #SoftwareDevelopment #ProgrammingInsights

🤔 Ah yes, the article that thinks it's uncovering the CIA-level secrets of ancient engineering with pictures you can find in a third-grade history book. 🚜 Spoiler alert: it turns out people in the past weren't just sitting around waiting for WiFi to be invented. 🙄
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/engineering-methods-from-the-past/ #ancientengineering #CIAsecrets #historyhumor #techmyths #archaeology #HackerNews #ngated

Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
#Tech #Smartphones #TechMyths #DeviceProtection #WaterDamage #SmartphoneTips #RightToRepair #GadgetCare #TechFacts #WetDevices #ElectronicsTips #ConsumerAwareness #Phones #Waterproof
https://the-14.com/debunking-5-myths-about-when-your-devices-get-wet/

Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
#Tech #Smartphones #TechMyths #DeviceProtection #WaterDamage #SmartphoneTips #RightToRepair #GadgetCare #TechFacts #WetDevices #ElectronicsTips #ConsumerAwareness #Phones #Waterproof
https://the-14.com/debunking-5-myths-about-when-your-devices-get-wet/

Now, #estimations are largely meaningless. What could we do instead?

Instead of dabbling in fortune telling (which as I said is what estimations are) we can instead decide how much time we’re willing to invest. It represents an upper boundary of time and therefore an upper boundary of how complex the solution may be. Shorter timeframe = less bells and whistles.

”ShapeUp” (a process framework by a company who shall not be named because they're tech bros, the bad kind) calls this "Appetite" but at the end of the day the name doesn’t really matter. What matters is that it’s meaningful (”this much time is what it’s worth to us”) and useful (”we can only do so much in that time”).

The problem with “Appetite” is that people aren’t used to it. It requires a change in how engineers think (and it requires them to actually think). But compared to #estimates it has at least the potential to be useful.

#SoftwareEngineering #Planning #Tech #TechLeadership #TechMyths #Bullshit