You don't have to learn raw systems coding yourself, but if nobody bothers, the code of 2050 is going to be built on a lot of stale, brittle magic that nobody c

You don't have to learn raw systems coding yourself, but if nobody bothers, the code of 2050 is going to be built on a lot of stale, brittle magic that nobody can reproduce or understand. This is exactly the sort of playground effort where those who do want to learn can get their hands dirty. If this is their first time doing this kind of project, they shouldn't use any of this code in production. There will be all sorts of cheated corners and vulnerabilities, and not just in obvious high-risk places like this. That's how hands-on learning goes.