ReRe's Law of Repetition and Redundancy [3] agrees with you: A programmer can accurately estimate the schedule for only the repeated and the redundant. Yet,

ReRe's Law of Repetition and Redundancy [3] agrees with you: A programmer can accurately estimate the schedule for only the repeated and the redundant. Yet, A programmer's job is to automate the repeated and the redundant. Thus, A programmer delivering to an estimated or predictable schedule is... Not doing their job (or is redundant). [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=192 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=192