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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Estimating systems with napkin math (Interview)

Sep 11, 2020 · 1:04:31
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✨ AI Summary
  • Simon Eskildsen shared napkin math for system estimation.
  • It uses first-principle thinking without writing code.
  • Estimating systems became a fun, practical exercise.

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Simon Eskildsen
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