> Actually meeting a deadline happened so rarely I'm surprised people weren't constantly getting fired
There's the problem. Developer performance was being measured according to a framework in which it was likely to fall short. This is because for many problems software development is inherently exploratory and difficult to spec out up front in sufficient detail to know in advance where the surprises are. If one is worried about being fired for not meeting deadlines, one should probably quit as soon as possible and find better work.
There's the problem. Developer performance was being measured according to a framework in which it was likely to fall short. This is because for many problems software development is inherently exploratory and difficult to spec out up front in sufficient detail to know in advance where the surprises are. If one is worried about being fired for not meeting deadlines, one should probably quit as soon as possible and find better work.