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Yes. It could be.

As pointed out previously, the design, structure, materials, etc. used for buildings are all standard. You don't have 40 different companies each with their own 'unique' way to build a building/room/wall/floor/etc. Each building may have slight modifications based on needs, but are generally minor modifications not greatly affecting the overall timeline of the build.

Yet in the software world, there are multiple 'unique' systems for financial institutions, purchasing, inventory, medical, insurance, etc. All the systems of same-type are primarily providing the same service but developed/programmed differently. 

Software could be simplified to the extent of building a building if a single programming language could be developed and used to build a standard base system/application, and standard add-on modules, and a tool to modify the standard modules as needed, be it drag-drop, editing, etc. Then projects could be completed in much faster, reducing time and costs.

 There would only be one financial system, one purchasing system, etc. Just modify it as needed, or pay for the features as needed. 

But this would make all current languages obsolete. Many would loose jobs since the reduced need of programmers knowing defunct languages, except to keep current systems maintained. There would also be a reduction of duplicate developement projects, reduced need of project managers, architects. AI would also gain a stronger foot-hold in development based on the new standard language. If a bank could ask AI online to produce for them a system with x,y,z features, it would be like ordering a fast-food burger, hold the onions, add cheese and bacon.

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Craig Robbins wrote:

I'm curious as to whether putting business logos with tools made to a customer's specifications was just a US thing or was once a common business practice around the world.

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