> The hardware industry can't benefit from rapid iteration because every iteration costs a mask set. Before tapeout there are steps which could benefit I supp

> The hardware industry can't benefit from rapid iteration because every iteration costs a mask set. Before tapeout there are steps which could benefit I suppose. But as a functional-programming n00b I don't see how that could be the solution. I would argue that improving place and route algorithms to the point that deploying to a (large) FPGA is almost as quick as compiling software would be a huge step forward.