THE WORK IS NEVER JUST “THE WORK”

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

As a developer, it’s hard to estimate how long a project will take. This article is a deep dive on why projects always overrun. It provides a framework to improve future estimation, backing it up with a combination of anecdotal evidence and visualization. The key takeaway is that even a detailed estimate of the work required for a project can still miss significant “invisible” work. Some strategies and thoughts are provided to help not miss estimating such invisible work over time.