Imho, it's because of "engineering". Which is exactly what we don't do. In engineering, there are by-the-book solutions for every established, well-known prob

Imho, it's because of "engineering". Which is exactly what we don't do. In engineering, there are by-the-book solutions for every established, well-known problem. In software, doing that is boring. So we constantly invent new solutions. Because evaluating and reviewing products and maximizing quality is boring and hard, while hacking out new things is fun and cool.