Yes. When tractors started to become popular there were still many circumstances of land access, field slope, soil saturation, etc., that made having a team of horses and expert plowmen around the far superior choice. And that lasted for a couple of decades. But it didn't change the inevitable.
My grandfather was one of those plowmen and he was winning plowing contests at local fairs well into his 70's. But he couldn't earn a living doing it any more.
There will always be old style programming as a hobby. But the field is facing a sea change today.
petra
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