"(...)every one percent improvement, in a large organization, adds up. Reducing compile time just five minutes a day, for example gives engineers 1 percent more

"(...)every one percent improvement, in a large organization, adds up. Reducing compile time just five minutes a day, for example gives engineers 1 percent more real working time. Reducing the number of times tools break—even if each incident just causes an interruption of a minute or two—can bring about huge productivity improvements. " I wonder if this can be interpreted as a first signal of industrialization which will take some art/craft/individuality out of the profession? Just like it happened when artisans and craftsmen were replaced by standardized assembly lines and monitored, constantly optimized processes. I got a feeling that it is as inevitable as unimaginable today.