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# Software Development is (not) getting easier


- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2085-software-development-is-not-getting-easier)

## Description

We live in a contradictory world!
In 1985, a team of 7 developed the video game classic “Super Mario Bros.” (https://www.mobygames.com/game/7298/super-mario-bros/credits/nes/?autoplatform=true). “Super Mario Bros. Wonder”, the latest installment of that franchise (2023), has 400 people listed in its credits (https://www.mobygames.com/game/210462/super-mario-bros-wonder/credits/switch/?autoplatform=true).
In this talk, I will demonstrate that projects become bigger, not despite, but because of technological and economic advancements.

## Speaker

### [Rene Kokott](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@rene-kokott)

I can (not) be summarized into one sentence.


## Related talks at this congress

- [Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1627-thoughts-on-modern) — Alex Thurow
- [AI Code then vs now: From Complex rubbish to co-piloting in 12 months](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1484-ai-code-then-vs-now) — Sergej Reznik
- [Monster Motel – Debugging the Patterns That Secretly Corrupt Your Work](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1573-monster-motel) — Sabine Wojcieszak
- [Old tools, new tricks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe-virtual-stage/sessions/1579-old-tools-new-tricks) — Benjamin Bischoff