> No one wants apps to directly interface with hardware. I build computer kiosks and I agree wholeheartedly. So many devices/peripherals require some sort of

> No one wants apps to directly interface with hardware. I build computer kiosks and I agree wholeheartedly. So many devices/peripherals require some sort of custom implementation. Most have some sort of SDK, but not all. Better hope that SDK comes in your tech stack's language(s) of choice. Why isn't it just data in / data out? Even printers and scanners are a pain to deal with. Sure, Windows (and TWAIN) abstracts some of the printer/scanner communication, but it all seems forgotten. Like, why is using new hardware in my software so difficult and how come I can't just implement new hardware the same way every time? To me, it's all just data in/data out from my language runtime to the device. I couldn't care less about the implementation details in between.