First off, no, this is 100% not true. That’s like saying a professional chef’s chicken soup will be the same as a beginner following the same recipe. Just, no.

Second, I’m talking about the general idea and implementation. Example:

Which is easier?

1. Cloning and running a repo to install node deps, configuring dotenv variables, running node app, then opening a browser to input a domain name into a field to get a response back about domain ownership, OR…
2. Opening a terminal and running whois somedomain.com and getting a response back. Code to illustrate.

Which is easier?

1. Configuring and running a compose to start a docker container to visit a browser to use a text editor, OR…
2. Open a local text editor which every OS has available

The cheeky nature of the projects aren’t lost on me, i just don’t see a point beyond basic coding exercises for them to exist. They’re getting social media hype and embracing that…cool, but anyone acting like this is some awesome new stuff is just delusional or flat wrong.