> Why haven't we collectively emphasized the creation of new tools to reduce boilerplate and grunt work? i think it has. How much easier is it today than yeste

> Why haven't we collectively emphasized the creation of new tools to reduce boilerplate and grunt work? i think it has. How much easier is it today than yester-decade to write, and deploy an application to multiple platforms (and have it look/run similarly)? How little knowledge it requires now than before?