It is possible to imagine a future in which no one outside the processor manufacturer needs to do a damn thing. Nowadays, no one else knows or cares what micro

It is possible to imagine a future in which no one outside the processor manufacturer needs to do a damn thing. Nowadays, no one else knows or cares what microcode is used to execute x86 instructions. Maybe someday hot enough sections of code will get transparently JITted to logic gates.