[zerostar07]

There is an overabundance of tools becausd there are less original ideas that can lead to profitable business. In other words people cant stay idle so they made too many tools while researching business. You can browse HN from 10years ago to see that people discussed tools far less.

I think programmers were always equally productive at any time, because their job is to constantly automate the non-productive parts, so sooner rather than later they are eliminated.