> There seems to be more thought going into what the technology can do and what can be added than the form it should take.

Yes, it looks like people've choosen chat interface. They don't like filling forms.

> Individuals work with agents to produce changes independently, each operating a small software factory. Each change might make sense on its own, but together they start to resemble Frankenstein’s monster rather than a carefully shaped sculpture.

Before agents people do the same and our code bases not perfect.

Behind software not only creator, it's people who interested in and users. To make software creator needs a factory.

> Making software is getting easier.

Nope, cuz we have a lot of Frankensteins and chat interface

forms were more of a technical constraint than anything else, it's not really an interaction modality that people gravitate to in the real world. im sure we can do a bit better than a chat interface but it's certainly a lot nicer and more human than most of the ways we can interact with computers. even i vastly prefer using natural language to drive my computer vs bash commands or most interfaces.