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A COBOL programmer explains that this migration is impossible without catastrophe unless they want to destroy social security. (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I solved that estimation problem years ago.

Now I double all my estimates and then add 20pct for slack

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

LOL I've heard a rule of thumb to double it, also to quadruple it, and one guy said multiply it by five.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I usually take a realistic estimate and multiply it by π.

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