alt Hacker NewsResearch is subject to constraints of money, time, and resources, but is not normally estimated in the sense that software industry people would use the term.
Research is subject to constraints of money, time, and resources, but is not normally estimated in the sense that software industry people would use the term.
Yes, yet estimates are still made. The author of the article didn't use some highly formal definition of estimation, didn't imply one, and seems to be focused on devops (not software development) as a practitioner.
Estimates are difficult, and in unhealthy environments are weaponized against developers. That doesn't mean they're unnecessary or impossible.