While I see your point, it really felt like they were trying to empathize with "new" developers that might feel that way about doing things the "old way"... and

While I see your point, it really felt like they were trying to empathize with "new" developers that might feel that way about doing things the "old way"... and that they may want to reconsider those feelings now that there are new technologies and services to overcome the limitations that existed in the "olden times".