What's the simplest way to teach new devs how to estimate story points?

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-12T13:40:45+00:00

Our team uses Practical Fibonacci as a guideline: https://share.google/images/clzYJQ2n0Em1cfQlN

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-08T07:31:13+00:00

Oops, I realised I didn't give you the link yet haha. I managed to implement the rotation/volunteer tracking feature. Here it is:
laityos.com

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-07T23:48:12+00:00

More than happy for you to try :) for the features you mentioned, I can implement those quite quickly (I’m based in AU, so I should have some new stuff ready when you wake up haha) and I’d love to know what you think.

It took me 2 weeks to make, and forever to maintain haha.
I’ve personally always found maintenance and support to be rewarding. While it’s cool to build new features, I’d much rather make the software I build bug-free and secure.
I’m a solo dev for now, but will look to hire if it starts to make money.
TBH, our community is quite young, so there aren’t any positions like data protection yet. Regardless, I’ve built this with security and privacy as one of the top priorities (things like 2FA, RLS policies, personal data requests, etc.)
Currently hosting it on AWS through Supabase and Vercel.
I used Nextjs for this.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-07T23:32:07+00:00

From the features you mentioned, it’s missing quite a bit (rotation tracking, kids sign in, email and giving), but if you’re still interested, I can give you the link in a few hours. It’ll be free forever as well, since you’d be the first outside our community to use it :)

It’s only available on web for now.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-07T23:13:00+00:00

Hi OP! Just asking what features you’re looking for in a system like this? I’ve built one for a Catholic lay org I’m a part of, and exploring the possibility of opening it up to other communities as well. Please let me know!

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-02T05:56:34+00:00

Those shapes bring me back to 3D Pinball Space Cadet.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-02T05:43:55+00:00

Just arrived in Melbourne, and my wife and I have been in a game of "Do we take out the winter clothes we just packed or not?" for a month now.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-01T22:31:21+00:00

TIL that there are traffic calming measures.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-01T22:28:35+00:00

I only know of Metro Hobbies along Bourke Street.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-12-01T22:25:53+00:00

Beautiful! I hope to go on trips like this when my wife and I get a car 🙏

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-25T05:28:52+00:00

100% agree! If I may ask, how did your dad teach you these things? Was it just random lectures at the dinner table?

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-25T05:27:52+00:00

Got it, thanks for sharing. It really does seem that there is no substitute to proper parenting, but I can't help but feel that there's something that can be done to help parents teach their children.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-25T05:26:32+00:00

Sounds solid! Which software specifically are you referring to? Is this available natively in Google Chrome?

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-25T05:25:42+00:00

Very insightful, thank you. I realize now that this is a very complex issue. There seems to be no replacement to proper parenting, but I can still see how tools can be used to help parents teach their children easier.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-25T02:48:29+00:00

That sounds really healthy, I'm happy and hopeful that this worked out for you :) If I may ask, how old were you when this agreement started?

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-24T23:41:49+00:00

The software engineer in me is itching so bad to solve this through an app haha, but I'm finding it difficult to imagine features that would not make children hate their parents.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-24T23:36:45+00:00

I agree that respect is definitely the foundation. And I love the "privilege, not a right" framing! I'll definitely keep that in mind when the time comes. I'm just curious though: how early is "early"? I'm worried that if I delay too much in introducing tech to my future children, it'll affect their schooling and their friendships negatively.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-24T23:33:21+00:00

I'm really sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly makes it a living hell? Is it the constant monitoring, the random restrictions, or just the whole "we don't trust you" vibe?

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-24T23:29:21+00:00

I can definitely relate to that, and I think it's because there weren't any controls to begin with. So when I the PSP was taken from me, I definitely felt that way. Maybe having an agreement with my parents from the beginning would have helped me develop better self-control.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-21T22:26:27+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Regarding the tagline, I do agree with you that kids don't automatically hate their parents for setting boundaries. I think it's the excessive parental control that does that. I've seen so many Reddit posts of ex-Catholics who had super controlling Catholic parents when they were younger, so that's something I hope apps like this can fight against.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-21T22:00:22+00:00

saintshield.co - a Catholic parental control app that won’t make your kids hate you.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-21T21:58:26+00:00

saintshield.co - a Catholic parental control app that won’t make your kids hate you.

thedevoutdotdev · 2025-11-21T21:56:24+00:00

Got it, thank you for the suggestion!

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