She would marvel at the choice of mobile gadgets, the speed of our networks, and the number and diversity of software apps.

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This diversity of QR software makes it incredibly difficult to standardize the experience of following a QR code to a landing page.

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Yes, there will be automation, but human diversity is such that there is a virtually fractal infinity of software problems to solve if the people who are in direct contact with the problems have the ability to write their own code.

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Diversity has probably helped: besides its traditional strengths in electronics and software development, Cambridge has a healthy (and relatively recession-proof) medical-technology sector, and has branched out into biotechnology over the past couple of decades.

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