“RE: Software Development”

But isn't that the point of software? A steel girder will always be a steel girder, whereas a computer can perform a multitude of tasks. It can play music music, display photgraphs, store addresses, send email, and so on.

A machine that can perform any arbitrary information-related task is bound to be complex. That doesn't mean it's not useful, or that it sucks (though I agree that it certainly could be better).