The true reason for conservative estimates of how long the feature will take:

1. "No problem. I can fix that in, like, 10 minutes."
2. Server permission issues, forgotten passwords.
3. Git config issues, this server doesn't have your SSH key. Github might not, either, and Github no longer allows access without keys.
4. File permission issues; file for your code is owned by Root.
5. Root doesn't have SSH keys set up for Git.
6. My 2FA setup just ran out of tokens, so I can't connect.
7. My VPN is failing with issue X. Can't connect to our remote server without that.
8. My browser issue Y where some content is invisible. Can't log in.
9. My editor is having an issue where the GUI fails for for reason Z. Must fix.
10. Our server admin just had a death in the family so is unavailable.
11. Our business is having a resource semi-freeze for the past month, so you can't have that URL you wanted.

Did I say 10 minutes?