The most important part of the article is ”I gather as much political context as possible before I even look at the code.”
Exactly. The principle to go by for estimates is finding a balance between time/scope/cost, and figuring out which aspects of the context affect which dimension is the first step.
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Exactly. The principle to go by for estimates is finding a balance between time/scope/cost, and figuring out which aspects of the context affect which dimension is the first step.