Ask Claude how long a feature takes: 'three weeks' means it'll be done in 30 minutes
dreamwieber · x · 2026-10-20
A developer joke: whenever Claude estimates a feature will take "three weeks," that reliably means it will be done in about 30 minutes. It pokes fun at the polite fiction of software estimation — Claude's overly conservative estimates have become an inverted, surprisingly accurate schedule indicator.
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