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I'm not going to argue with your opinion like others are doing, but I find it very interesting that you have this viewpoint. It would sort of be like a car enthusiast preferring an automatic car for its smooth, self-maintained shifting, or a skilled cook preferring a boxed meal because it is easier to make.

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The iPad is his terminal, not what he's programming.

So it's more like a cook who prefers an oven with a temperature knob over the flexibility and control of lighting and tending his own fire.*

* I say this a someone who definitely is glad not to have to kindle a fire to cook even the most elaborate meals, but who loves a good wood-fired pizza.

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