Last activity 2 months agoPosted Sep 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM EDT
The Common Sense Unit of Work
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The article discusses the concept of a 'unit of work' in software development and project management, with commenters sharing their own experiences and related concepts.
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2 months ago
This really helped me organize my own thinking — thanks.
2 months ago
Common sense unit? Cups of coffee needed to complete work.
2 months ago
Few years ago I've read about some local non-monetary unit of work and they used term "kopa" which translates to "pile" or "a lot" in English. And it was if I remember correctly 1 hour of work. It may be related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopa_(number) or maybe it was just inspiration.
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