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The False Summit – When 90% done becomes 50%

The False Summit – When 90% done becomes 50%

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·February 27, 2025
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js8

It seems to me that any R&D follows an S-curve, but beancounters insist on linearity, because it's easy to calculate with. So you get these weird effects.

a-saleh

I heard it as a saying in game-development. "When you have the game 90% completed, remember that now you will have to complete the second 90% to actually ship."

johnea

Yes, These are the correct ratios!

EDIT: It doesn't just apply to gamu dev...

adingus

Is that the RuneScape development ratio?

leetrout

Hey jermaustin1 looks like this brought your site down and it's not indexed / cached in google or archive.org.

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MichaelRo

I guess that's when 50% becomes zero :)

jermaustin1

Fixed it, bug that took 4 years to surface, apparently. Had to find my private key to reconnect for the first time since COVID.

Yet another false summit, I guess.