On-demand virtual servers are great. Rather than simulating with a VM, I can just rent an additional server for testing deploy scripts.
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The trend for package managers seems to be increasingly installing packages locally, in the directory of the current project.
C: exclusively system packages
Python: system or 'virtual' (local) packages
JS, Rust: exclusively local packages
When someone says "you should use the cloud", I'm never sure if they mean:
1: use a virtual server rather than running your own hardware, or
2: use hosted services rather than running your own e.g. database
2 is often surprisingly expensive IME.
I loved playing Creatures 3, an ancient game (1999) with some basic neural nets. I'm surprised that ML isn't a bigger deal in virtual pets today!
