The world had moved on, and the skilled craftsman of the past had been supplanted by the programmer, at least to an extent. As a businessman, Dale had had no choice but to modernize over time. As a successful businessman, Dale had also recognized that the principles remained the same despite the advances in technology, and while he'd never reached the level of familiarity with CNC machines as some of his employees had, he fully understood the principles in the process. He hadn't exactly kept his skills sharp as he'd moved from an apprentice to a master to an owner—which took its own set of skills—but he could still use any machine in his shop. He might hunt and peck at the controls on the CNC machine, but he knew what he wanted it to do.