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>Few people own desktop computers anymore. Apple is locking down MacOS to signed binaries. Soon we'll all have thin clients and will write software in the cloud for the cloud. Few will be able to learn how to engineer at home anymore - you'll have to go to a university or trade school. Building a simple website will require JS package management, kubernetes, and AWS. The "free tier" will fall away.

Building a simple website is easier and cheaper now than it ever was.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of being able to have my own domain name and an account on a shared server where I could run CGI scripts. Now most people who can afford a laptop can afford to host their own website on a virtual server.



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