Why we have so much crap is not necessarily because of developers. In my experience (10 years), it's almost never the case. 1. Bloated and useless functionalit

Why we have so much crap is not necessarily because of developers. In my experience (10 years), it's almost never the case. 1. Bloated and useless functionalities. More functionalities will make any software more complex. If these functionalities are not well thought or lack logic, it's more difficult to implement. 2. Believes versus empiric proof. The big difference we have with other engineering field: we deal with believes. The building of a plane rely heavily on the laws of physics, we rely on the law of SOLID. The first is a scientific discipline, the second is a guy talking on a stage. 3. Ego-centered field. We all think we know better. We all think we have the truth ("Microservices are better!", "OOP is the best!") even if we have no idea about it. This article is full of believes without any study to back it up, with a cool looking curve which doesn't measure anything. The hero expert programmer who will save us all is a myth. We all struggle, we all make mistake, and we build things together. The group synergy is more important (see rework from Google).