How to Estimate Development Work by Counting Lines

📰 Dev.to · José Pablo Ramírez Vargas

Learn to estimate development work by counting lines of code for more accurate project planning

intermediate Published 6 Nov 2022
Action Steps
  1. Count the lines of code in a given task or project
  2. Categorize the lines of code into complexity levels
  3. Assign a weight to each complexity level
  4. Calculate the total weighted lines of code
  5. Use the total weighted lines of code to estimate development time
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and project managers can benefit from this technique to improve estimation and planning of development work

Key Insight

💡 Counting lines of code can help improve estimation accuracy

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💡 Estimate dev work by counting lines of code for better project planning

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Learn to estimate development work by counting lines of code for more accurate project planning

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