From personal experience, there's still a considerable chunk of rural America that isn't wired. I'm currently looking at an area to buy a house, and the only option around is Starlink.
Zero competition. No fiber. No cable. 5G coverage isn't sufficient for my daily needs, but okay for a failover.
Is Opus 4.8 equally or more capabale for the actual mechanics of the coding work?
It seems to me that having a powerful Fable layer for the planning, coordination, orchestration-type work and delegating to a suitable model for the actual execution of "coding tasks" is perfectly appropriate, if that is the case.
Critical thinking as a skill unto itself was held as incredibly important in my early education. At school, and at home. It continued through undergrad (obviously, I think).
In the past, say 5-ish years, I've been shocked to realize this isn't universal, or at least broadly applicable. Probably more of a result of whatever societal bubble I was born into. I don't know.
The result has been a growing uneasy feeling for me, at work mainly, when discussing just about anything. I have to pause and understand for myself: "Has this person thought through what they are saying?" That's actually become a friction point with me. And it isn't generational from what I've seen.
For my part, the code quality of the next.js dashboard isn't even something I'd evaluate.
I instantly get a quick, functional-appearing view of the offering. I can picture how I might interact with it and what mental gymnastics stand between right now and me pulling out a credit card.
I don't see marketing fluff that bring up more questions than it provides answers. I can be pretty certain I won't wind up in a sales funnel from hell, also.
Zero competition. No fiber. No cable. 5G coverage isn't sufficient for my daily needs, but okay for a failover.