Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 03/02/07 12:32

met00 wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> "I need a house. It needs three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room,
>> dining room, kitchen and den. How much will it cost to build?"
>
> When I was doing this sort of thing for a living, we used to scoff at
> Lines Of Code estimates. I used to say that you couldn't estimate what
> it would cost in time, money or effort to build a house by computing the
> number of nails you would need.
>
> Let's see, he wants a computer configurator associated to a store...
> geee, OSC has one of those...

Actually, I find LoC estimates can be quite good at determining the
number of person-hours required. I first learned how to estimate them
when working for IBM, and have used them successfully as a consultant
for a number of years.

The secret, however, is to get an accurate estimate. It's not easy and
takes a lot of experience (as well as a good set of requirements).

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