Here's the thing. The state of programming will always suck. We now know how to create a CRUD web application that scales well enough for most businesses, usin

Here's the thing. The state of programming will always suck. We now know how to create a CRUD web application that scales well enough for most businesses, using little effort, with well-established authentication and session management. Twenty years ago, writing such a thing would have been a big deal. In twenty years (or maybe sooner), that won't even involve programming, much like clicking things in a spreadsheet doesn't feel like "real" programming anymore. Maybe we already have point-and-click applications for creating such applications. Dunno. It's just that nobody is interested in simple CRUD applications anymore. Today, you need live data and streaming, responsive design, autocomplete for every input box etc. The interesting stuff in programming is always going to be at the edge of what's possible (or what's practical), and that will always be in a sorry state, almost by definition.