That's definitely how I got my start in security. But from a software development perspective it's never been easier to write/run code in a web browser and doi

That's definitely how I got my start in security. But from a software development perspective it's never been easier to write/run code in a web browser and doing something to your local computer isn't as important as making your computer do something. iPads are definitely consumption oriented devices, and while I don't love Chromebooks, I don't think it's as dire as it seems.