It is a lot simpler nowadays. Download Caddy, put a 2 line config and you are good to go.

I totally agree with you then.

It is already just another work. Electronics and software development has never that accessible before.

Grandma can pick up an Arduino, a few components and create a fully automated garden if she so choose, without having prior experience.

In embedded, if you are to the point that you need to optimize the bools to reduce the footprint, you fucked up sizing your mcu.