I think because much like a mechanics tool, when programmers make programs for themselves it's just that. A tool. You see the same thing happening with other di

I think because much like a mechanics tool, when programmers make programs for themselves it's just that. A tool. You see the same thing happening with other disciplines. Commercial trucks aren't very pretty compared to cars. It's function over form. The difference is very stark with computers because often times you'll see consumer grade software and software catered towards programmers that lean more towards tools existing in the same domain. Hackernews also isn't ugly, it's just simple. It works great on mobile and it's actually well done.