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Call for more ambition in software engineering

Original: We should be more ambitious with the software we build

A new essay argues that software developers should aim higher, saying the industry settles for modest tools and systems when far more capable ones are possible. Readers are debating whether modern software really lacks ambition, with some blaming commercial pressures and complexity, and others defending today's incremental progress.

Why now: It taps a perennial debate among developers about whether the industry is stagnating and settling for mediocrity.

software engineeringDan Luu

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