Oh, these days I still suck at code. And with the bot, I can hammer out a project for ESP32 or a Pi Pico in no time. (I didn't even put together the dev environment for that. I had the bot do it.)

And because I still suck at code: If I want to create something myself, then I still get to do that with a Linux box using unix methods.

That all said: I do enjoy working with RP2040 PIO assembler sometimes. The combination of its severe limitations and robustly resolute timing makes it both approachable, and fun. :)

Anyway, I think all methods are OK. There's no reason to judge them. (I think it's also OK to just use a computer to read Facebook, or as a porn machine, or to become an Amish leatherworker and leave all of this digital nonsense behind.)