new gtlds Do software developers need .DEV?

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Starting today, Google is offering .dev as a secure domain for developers and technology. To ensure that .dev is secure, Google just launched .dev and added the whole TLD to the HSTS preload list. This means registrants will have to provision and set up SSL certificates in order for their content to be loaded in modern browsers...

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[MadAboutDomains]

I really think the answer is no. If developers are developing locally on domain.dev, they could just as easily do it on dev.domain.com where they don't have to pay for the privilege.

I don't understand the point in .dev imho

If one wants to develop locally, they can do so on any domain name by changing their host file.