3dprinters are pretty accessible but you're right about other tools. Also, some of the tools can be pretty dangerous ( looking at you lathes/mills ).
IMO one of the greatest things about software development is you can goto walmart and get $500 laptop, sit in a coffee shop, and have access to all the tools needed to build cutting edge high performance software of any type. It's not so easy to do that in meatspace with physical objects.
IMO one of the greatest things about software development is you can goto walmart and get $500 laptop, sit in a coffee shop, and have access to all the tools needed to build cutting edge high performance software of any type. It's not so easy to do that in meatspace with physical objects.