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by fauigerzigerk 3065 days ago
The Tacoma bridge collapse has a wikipedia entry exactly because bridge building is a very well explored problem and bridges don't usually collapse.

I don't doubt that each bridge comes with unique challenges. But the purpose, user interface and constraints of bridges have remained stable enough for long enough to allow specialisation. That is not the case in many areas of software development.