Past time (20 years ago) programmers yes. Today's programmers? No. The economics of hardware are very different now. In the 90s you might have a SPARCstation o

Past time (20 years ago) programmers yes. Today's programmers? No. The economics of hardware are very different now. In the 90s you might have a SPARCstation or an SGI on your desk at work, amazing gear you could never have afforded for yourself. Now you can easily buy a home PC that’s better than any corporate model. I’m sure it’s still true in some industries, 3D printing maybe, but not in software anymore.