Should Developers estimate project time & cost?

1 points by DonCarlitos ↗ HN
How realistic is it to expect a team of developers to estimate the time & cost of a project?

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Depends on the project.

If it's something common and done to death, it makes sense to expect a timeline and cost.

If you're trying to innovate, such estimates are a kiss of death.

I understand. I'm referencing a game dev project & wishing "innovation" could be loosely parsed into definable stages with cost-estimates.