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It's because programming is as much an art as it is a science.

You don't ask a painter how many hours it will take to complete a masterpiece. Nor do you ask a composer how long it will take to write the next great hit. Or an author how long it will take to finish a great book.

Sure, we can ask an artist to be done by "next Tuesday", or in 20 hours. And the artist will say, no problem, but there is no guarantee of quality.

Programming is no different. Yes, there is a method, a science, to getting things done, but when it comes to creating a finished work of art, it is not a time oriented task.

If you want quality, don't put us on the clock.