The Quantum Uncertainty Of Dev Timelines

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The Quantum Uncertainty Of Dev Timelines

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The eternal time estimation paradox strikes again! That magical moment when your project manager innocently asks for a delivery date, and suddenly you're doing quantum physics calculations in your head. "An hour" represents that beautiful, optimistic fantasy where everything works on the first try. "11 months" is the dark reality where you'll discover the API is deprecated, Stack Overflow is down, and your computer decides to install updates right before the demo. The confidence-to-accuracy ratio in software estimation remains the greatest unsolved problem in computer science.

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