• Moghul@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    As a dev myself, I can’t even commit to maybe telling you if and/or when something will be finished. Someone has to set a date and say it’s going to be awesome even though I wouldn’t even say it’s for sure going to be working.

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      11 months ago

      As a dev that’s a skill you can develop. But it doesn’t matter when the marketing department announces a launch date before even asking developers for their estimations.

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        11 months ago

        Even better when you do commit to a deadline, and then they keep adding shit.

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          11 months ago

          Enough of that shit and the only date it sets is “the date I leave this fucking company”. I’m so tired of people thinking they can make magic happen by talking down to developers. So tired