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I am constantly vexed by people who want time estimates before they give requirements. They teach us to say 'no' to this, in college, but it turns out you can't do that in the real world. So we are placed in the position of estimating how long it will take to code 'something', without enough detail about what the 'something' is to allow us to make an educated guess.
It's maddening.
I have a favourite phrase: "It depends" :-)