I had to pay zero for Python and Java and Perl development (a fee I've been happy to pay, for what it's worth). I actually had to get a computer before writing

I had to pay zero for Python and Java and Perl development (a fee I've been happy to pay, for what it's worth). I actually had to get a computer before writing my first apps, but I could get whatever computer I liked. I never had one that was incompatible with these tools. Then came the $0 for a Python/Java/Perl developer license, so I could build on any server I liked. After all that, $5 plus hooking myself up to Apple's death by a thousand cuts slow drip sounds pretty bad.