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In the future, everyone can cook.

If you wanted to do one small thing—say, convert text from one format to another—you were forced to wade through hundreds of menus and options irrelevant to your particular need. Think about it: if you’re a typical computer user, there used to be a big hurdle to “building software.” You had to learn a programming language, deal with complex tools, figure out how to actually get the site online. And each time you build something personal, you gain a deeper appreciation for the craft of creating software.

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