Nothing on the computer does any more. There's too much overhead, too much administrivia, too much regulation to feel the same as popping up a Perl script into the CGI-BIN via FTP once did.

To some degree, I scratch that same itch and feel the excitement of creation manufacturing physical goods at home now. A laser cutter, 3D printer, sublimation printer and heat press are the tools. I'm designing parts and having the laser/printer produce them, like writing code and seeing an app run.