List Archive: gentoo-soc
The article quoted below is good reading for all students and mentors.
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From: Daniel Franke <df@...>
Date: Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Subject: On making accurate time estimates
To: google-summer-of-code-mentors-list@..., wesnoth-dev@...
(cross-posted to SoC-mentors and wesnoth-dev)
The following is a brilliant article on why time estimates always seem
to end up over-optimistic, and how to make better ones. Recommended
reading for all SoC students and for hackers in general.
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/09/planning-fallac.html
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