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meowth
7y

Me: soooo can you get this done by next week?
Other dev: well who knows what rabbit hole I'll fall down. There's no way to tell.
Me: can you just avoid falling down a rabbit hole? We have a deadline.
Other dev: oh ya there's no way to know for sure.
Me: ....... Can you please try harder
Other dev: I'm trying I can't.
Me: ................

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  • 6
    At least s/he is being honest ☝️
  • 2
    @CurseMeSlowly you know, that's a pretty good perspective actually. I don't necessarily like the outcome but at least I know what I can expect and who I can count on.
  • 1
    @meowth yes it is worse when they said yes yes yes and not delivering 😬
  • 3
    I mean I feel sorry for you.... But I'm usually the "other dev"
  • 0
    Its amazing how things can be going well and on time just to find out there were edge cases that need to be taken care of which can take a lot more time then the other 90% of the milestone.
  • 1
    Honestly though, there is a way to compartmentalize. You can indeed time box and pivot and change tactics in a way that prevents you from falling into a major time suck. My complaint is when folks can't figure out how to do that and they only have 1 mode of operation. The right way to do things is BS, it doesn't exist, it's a fucking illusion. Pragmaticism above all else.
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