Not really the same thing though. A low cost house still has to function and is enabled by the use of modern fabrication techniques and things like power tools.

Not really the same thing though. A low cost house still has to function and is enabled by the use of modern fabrication techniques and things like power tools. Just like you can build less refined web applications with frameworks and cloud services. If the walls crack, the paint chips, wiring starts a fire and the drywall wasn't fire resistant that would be considered bad craftsmanship and you'll probably be liable for a fair amount. In modern software development the equivalent is common place. I think the attitude of doing less things better is quite common among successful software developers. It's just hard these days to have a good experience while getting to a level where these values matter.