The competitive CS schools where many of the students needed good sample code projects have an innate sense of building quality software. Usually because they know it'll be showcased, but also because they haven't gotten lazy with shortcuts or been overly managed to spend time developing instead of fixing. I thought it was funny the article referenced the famous umbrella monster. Here is the longer clip: https://coub.com/view/284lib
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
We treat housing like investments. Buying multiple homes to rent out just makes the problem worse because first time home owners are competing with investors who can pay all cash.
Singapore and other Asian countries do a 99 year lease of government land near transit stations that allows a person to have an affordable place to live while they are alive, but not to treat as a speculative investment.
"Building on the site of an old Soviet-era sewing factory in the city’s New Town, Tech Zity, as the project is called, is touted to open in 2024 with office space for 5,000 workers, auditoriums for meetings and events, and more."
