> it's insulting in just the same way it's insulting that people now program computers with high-level languages like C++, Java, Erlang, Python, Lua, etc., inst

> it's insulting in just the same way it's insulting that people now program computers with high-level languages like C++, Java, Erlang, Python, Lua, etc., instead of using patch cables or punch cards It's hardly the same thing. Someone still has to produce the wine and then it's blended by the machine. For a software comparison it's probably the difference between hand crafted software by a group of professionals and someone picking a wordpress template and adding plugins. > The "house red" isn't something that everyone likes. Would you go to a restaurant that only has one dish for dinner, with no choices at all? The "house red" is still a glass of wine from a bottle, just not chosen by the patron. There's still a wine list to choose from for the more picky customers. Restaurants also have something called the "special of the day" or "chef recommended" and that's basically what we're talking about here. You can go to the menu or take the "special."