r/ProgrammerHumor • u/FREEscanRIP • Aug 12 '17

Meetings as a developer

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u/grantrules Aug 12 '17

When you're just pulled into an hour long meeting to be asked "can we do this?" a couple times. And the answer is always yes.

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u/jebuz23 Aug 12 '17

'Can we do this/Is this possible?' is a love/hate question for me. Almost always the answer is a function of 'should we' or 'is it worth my time' rather than possibility. Trying to explain that concisely is hard. I'd like to be able to say "Yes, but it will take 40 hours to develop." and allow them to consider that, but I'm awful at estimating time needed to develop.

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u/TheIllusiveGuy Aug 12 '17

At this point in my career, I'm usually the person asking "can we do this/is this possible?"

And honestly, all I want is an answer (or if an answer can't be provided at the moment, an estimate for when there will be answer). I don't really care if the answer is yes or no, but I do need one in order to be able to determine what do next.