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At least bridges come in the realm of unchanging physics and unchanging material behavior. There is only so much variety in building bridges.

Software on the other hand...

You see, the difference is that with building bridges, there is no value in building a "Toy" bridge that does not require any real knowledge. But even toy software can bring huge value. But that does not mean it does not require engineering discipline to build non-toy software.

Software engineering is not about learning libraries or tools. It is the art and science of managing complexity under constant change.