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That's not a fair comparison at all. A bathroom or kitchen is something they have worked on a hundred or more times before, with little variation. In contrast,
by OutOfHere 2y ago
That's not a fair comparison at all. A bathroom or kitchen is something they have worked on a hundred or more times before, with little variation. In contrast, software is almost always original. If you ask me to implement the same software a hundred times with minor variations, of course I can give you good estimates without stress.
- bdangubic 2y agoTHIS exactly is what Software “professionals” have amazingly successfully been able to convince everyone. That somehow what we do is “special” and we just cannot possible tell you how long XYZ is going to take… Software “is almost always original” is the same argument as if an incompetent carpetner would say “sorry, no two kitchens are alike and while I use same sh*t to build them I have never built yours exactly and hence I’ll send you the bill when I am done.”
- OutOfHere 2y agoSome changes to software are simple, but even simple changes can at times have unintended consequences, triggering the need for substantial refactoring or abstraction or performance tuning. It is all case by case, and it's not fully possible to fully predict what's needed ahead of time.
- bdangubic 2y agoAnd carpenter never experiences surprises after he opens the walls and sees wiring from Civil War era, lead pipes, etc...? Surely that never happens