More software development options give you more freedom to choose a path that gives the best solution to the problem you're trying to solve. That is "beautiful"

More software development options give you more freedom to choose a path that gives the best solution to the problem you're trying to solve. That is "beautiful" for me. Software development in the real world is a game of trade-offs. You have time-to-market and various other business considerations to take into account. Many times, choosing the "best" technological solution will harm your business. What is best and beautiful depends on the wider context.