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by nominallyfree 336 days ago
Us FORTH and LISP hackers will be doing free range code forever.

We can use cheap hardware that can be fixed with soldering irons and oscilloscopes.

People said for decades our projects just become weird DSLs. And now whatever little thing I want to do in any mainstream language involves learning some weird library DSL.

And now people be needing 24h GPU farm access to handle code.

In 50 years my grandkids that wish to will be able to build, repair and program computers with a garage workbench and old wrinkled books. I know most of the software economy will end up in the hands of major corporations capable of paying through the nose for black box low code solutions.

Doesn't matter. Knowledge will set you free if you know where to look.