This is the nature of things. We use our lower-level tools to build higher-level tools that make the technology (or processes like development) more accessible

This is the nature of things. We use our lower-level tools to build higher-level tools that make the technology (or processes like development) more accessible to more people. Could you imagine having to build everything from scratch every time a new job came along? "Build us a banking system that can be used by our employees to safeguard our customers' deposits and analyze our loaning ability, while providing web-based access to accounts by customers." "OK. First, we'll need several tons of sand, some raw copper ..." I think it speaks volumes that the infrastructure design of the web (or perhaps the Internet) prevents todays web app developers from worrying about how their bits move from the server CPU to the users' screens. P.S. I'm terribly disappointed in my fellow posters actually answering the rhetorical question. Edit: ordering is important to clarity