"Software would be much more difficult to write leading to longer lead times for applications." This is a problem we will need to solve. So far we've increased

"Software would be much more difficult to write leading to longer lead times for applications." This is a problem we will need to solve. So far we've increased programmer productivity by sacrificing code efficiency because Moore's Law gives us more speed for free. We'll have to find ways to reduce this trade-off in the future by thinking harder and deeper about software since the hardware's not going to save us anymore.