"software is getting worse and less reliable" This is a bold claim. If anything, it looks like software is more reliable, just harder to maintain. For example,

"software is getting worse and less reliable" This is a bold claim. If anything, it looks like software is more reliable, just harder to maintain. For example, you can build most use cases with just PHP, but not active async social media and marketplace apps. Some are built on top of unstable middle layers (e.g. plugins) but those tend to get replaced. If anything, I think there's a tendency towards "write once, compile everywhere". With AI metaprogramming being the upcoming phase of this. I see AI similar to software vs hardware. You can build better control systems in software than hardware. Similarly AI enables more complex software. But you don't want it completely replacing the lower level.