Being more forgiving of software in the past and judging current software by a higher bar is just another way of saying that software was worse in the past.
I agree that we have huge advantages today. I agree that the best practices, tools, and computing resources are much better today than they were in the past.
I agree that we have huge advantages today. I agree that the best practices, tools, and computing resources are much better today than they were in the past.
But these don't invalidate OP's point.