Do you think software is a medium that can create one-person (or small team) masterworks in any form but games? Candidates that come to my mind are lisp, unix, and visicalc. I wonder if the nature of software means that craft code is destined to fossilize.
> If humanity survives to 2121, there are going to be some amazing games.
My great grandkids can enjoy that if they survive antibiotic resistant microbes and the water wars.