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		andirk on July 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Story points are pointless, measure queues Much like one huge difference between string "42" and the number 42 is that the latter can have math done to it. If you want to avoid the arithmetic, label tasks with words like "simple", "small", "quick", or my favorite "Won't fix".

egeozcan on July 17, 2024 [–]

> Much like one huge difference between string "42" and the number 42 is that the latter can have math done to it

I actually agree with your comment but this part made me laugh out loud because JavaScript :) ("42" - 1 === 41 but "42" + 1 === "421")

andirk on July 18, 2024 | [–]

Good ol overloading of the + operator at work there

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