On: Yes, Estimate Software Projects

[XorNot]

Mine have always had no forewarning, no list of items we'll be potentially estimating (so I could, for example, inspect the codebase and see how much work a 1-line description might be hiding) and then immediately afterwards someone more senior usually rides in and throws a bunch more items at the wall.

[pas → XorNot]

That seems like a perfect recipe for disaster. We had those, and simply started to say no, that's bullshit. Eventually reality won :)