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Originally Posted by Brujah
Developers notoriously underestimate the amount of time. Once you notice that, double or triple whatever the developer says about how long it'll take, for your own peace of mind.
Even then, don't count your chickens until they've hatched.
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I think it depends on where you get them from.
If you are hiring from those freelancer sites, yes. Those guys bid on everything and give you insanely unrealistic time lines to completion. After you have done many projects over the years, you start being able to guess when someone is experienced or not from the bids and ETA to completion.
For example, on those FL sites you will get someone telling you they can get complicated things done in a week, and magically can underbid everyone else's more realistic 30 day, and 20 times the cost bid. They basically look to get you to choose them, then nickel and dime you along the way. You're already invested, so they just milk you.
I prefer to hire someone like Vlad or Konrad, and get a bid that is typically where I expect it to be. Not always where I want it to be (i.e. cheaper) but where it should be for the project and time. I am happy with the end result, and it looks and works like I want. Which is why I keep giving them more business.
Additionally, there are times we get into a project, and they/I realize something could work better if we did this, or we get to a mock up stage and see some shit it just not flowing and we have to adjust the original specs of the project, sometimes taking a few steps back, and then there is extra work. Which can take a project off the original timeline.
No one likes to blow a deadline, but sometimes it can happen regardless. If it builds a better mousetrap, I am fine with it. What I am not fine with are those who disappear for three days, you do not hear from them, have to chase them down to find out whatever the excuse for the day is. That is what is infuriating.
