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    virang_21
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    So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

    Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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      So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

      Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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      Super Lloyd
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      But what about unit tests, documentations, specifications, meetings, demos, approval processes? Surely that would take some times?! :P

      A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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        So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

        Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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        AspDotNetDev
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        virang_21 wrote:

        so he chaned it

        Is that when you solve your problems like this?

        Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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          So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

          Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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          Hiren solanki
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          Now I got to know why Chris and team are taking so long to solve posted bugs and suggestion.

          Regards, Hiren. -"I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference".

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            So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

            Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            Ever heard the expression: "Famous last words"? Bite your tongue, touch wood, turn round three times anticlockwise, and shout "HUZZAH!"

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

              Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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              NormDroid
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              It would take me a half an hour, but tell the boss a day 'n' half ;)

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                So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                No no no, quote a number of story points for the task and then say we'll be able to calculate our velocity after approximately three project iterations which will allow us to gauge a real world value for a story point and hence give an estimate. Shouldn't be more than 6 weeks...to provide the estimate.

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                  No no no, quote a number of story points for the task and then say we'll be able to calculate our velocity after approximately three project iterations which will allow us to gauge a real world value for a story point and hence give an estimate. Shouldn't be more than 6 weeks...to provide the estimate.

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                  Hiren solanki
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                  Yes, At least a single week required to understand the requirement.

                  Regards, Hiren. -"I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference".

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                    So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                    Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                    JacquesDP
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                    The first project manager that I hear of that increases the time, normally we say 5 days, and they then change it to 3 days.......

                    No matter how long he who laughs last laughs, he who laughs first has a head start!

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                      So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                      Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                      Build your own survey - http://www.factile.net

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                        Build your own survey - http://www.factile.net

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                        Peter_in_2780
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                        Nah. It's a condition in an if, not Life, the Universe and Everything! 41 or 43, maybe, but not the sacred 42. Cheers, Peter

                        Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                          So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                          Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                          Rage
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                          He is right: 1. In about 98% you won't need the extra time, but in the one case you really need it, it will really save your butt. 2. Frequently, urgent problems are not urgent. About half of the problems are solved within 20min by the one who asked you to change something. For another half, it solves in the next two days, so that you actually only need to wait three days to reduce 3/4 of the incoming requests. 3. Being too much reactive brings up the impression that what you do is easy. This should only be done when the request is obviously easy, but not if it is not. 4. And remark 1. offers you extra time in 98% of the cases to work on some other things (as you have already noticed) :)

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                            So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                            Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                            Amarnath S
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                            Are you working simultaneously on 15 projects? Working on just two projects simultaneously leads to quite some context switching. How do you manage 15 of them?

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                              Are you working simultaneously on 15 projects? Working on just two projects simultaneously leads to quite some context switching. How do you manage 15 of them?

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                              Yes I have 15 projects open at the moment but sometime business unit take long time to allocate resources so once I have done some bit it goes to business for test and I will start work on other project. Generally in a day I work on 3 or 4 projects. Rest of them are in queue waiting for business to respond to some queries or them testing features developed. So far I am enjoying this intense schedule as projects are very diverse and I have to deal with lot of businesses in a group.

                              Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                                So I have a query from business that they want to change one of the application that prints label based on certain condition and now they wanted to add one more condition and asked me for a number of days it will take me to do that. Everything is there it is just addition of one more condition in if statement so I said it can be done in a day. I got a reply from one of the project manager saying never quote a day at least keep 2-3 days buffer so he chaned it to 5 days. So I have now 5 days to add one condition to if statement and test it. Good thing is I have 15 projects going on at the moment so I can use some of this time on other projects. Corporate world. You gotta love it !!!

                                Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                                Have you seen this? http://coding.abel.nu/2012/06/programmer-time-translation-table/[^]

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