Coding
What’s the point in life? To have fun? I’ve certainly had fun with this Next and that is good enough for me. But if you want the wider story, then I think there are several avenues.
For some, this could simply be a programming platform free from all the libraries, framework and constraints of modern day system.
It’s like the 80s all over again, where you plug in a machine, and you can instantly start coding. I for one miss that.
There is something about the brutal simplicity, which just draws you in, and then, because this isn’t a complex beast, you can actually gain an understanding of what you are doing.
Even using a high level language like BASIC you can see how your commands affect the system. It’s an elegance we lack these days.
Sure, you could use a retro system for that, but this is a new machine, with a new community excited to see what they produce. It’s not a rehash. It’s current but it’s grounded in the past.
I miss that too.