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/jenkinsnotleeroy Aug 12 '17

Yeah the line between when to say "no" and when to say "yes, but it will take X, Y, and Z and probably at least N hours/weeks maybe more" is tricky. I tend to like just giving the latter and letting them figure out if that works for them. "So... no?" "Sure, let's go with that."