OK, there has been incremental progress in individual tools. But that's like cutting down visual noise in text files, e.g. with python or haskell, and editors

OK, there has been incremental progress in individual tools. But that's like cutting down visual noise in text files, e.g. with python or haskell, and editors with autocomplete, and faster find tools and version control. Building is in the early stages of automation, with large chunks pre-assembled in factories (with joinery, wiring, plumbing, etc. all installed), and then fixed together on site. The factories are becoming more automated as well.