High-Level Tools
● Ruby, Python, Node,
etc. all have useful,
expansive libraries
● Plenty of open and
free APIs
Why This is Easier Than it’s Ever Been
Cheap Computing
● VPS providers offer
cheap, easy-to-use
Linux servers
● Raspberry Pi/other
SBCs
Pre-built Frontends
● Chat bots make for
easy interfaces
● Lots of web tools
(wikis, dashboards
like Kibana, etc.)