Is Software Engineering Still an Oxymoron? • Alan Kay • GOTO 2021

Alan Kay's GOTO 2021 talk asks whether software engineering deserves the name, comparing how software is built with engineering in other fields. He discusses large software failures and a CAD, simulation and fabrication approach to building systems.

HN people bring it up in threads about failing software projects and outages as the thoughtful long view on how software should be made.

“this tool reminds me a bit of the CAD -> SIM -> FAB part of his talk”