--- title: "All Software Estimates are Lies" url: https://daily.dev/posts/all-software-estimates-are-lies-jjcvwm5rj source_url: https://betterprogramming.pub/all-software-estimates-are-lies-d5847a080ef9 type: article source: "Community Picks" published: 2024-01-25T13:05:41.098Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z tags: ["agile", "project-management"] reading_time: 18 upvotes: 25 comments: 2 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # All Software Estimates are Lies **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 18 min read · 25 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Software estimates are considered lies because software development is a rapid cycle of experiments that involves solving novel problems. Past experience is irrelevant in solving these problems. The cone of uncertainty in software development suggests that as more problems are solved, there is less uncertainty about solving future problems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ghost** · 2 upvotes > There are lies, damn lies and software estimates. **@t0ny** · 0 upvotes > If every new feature or app is that novel, you might be doing something wrong ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#agile](https://daily.dev/tags/agile), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/all-software-estimates-are-lies-jjcvwm5rj)