> embedded software: developers are forced to use hardware efficiently Getting less true in low-volume embedded, where you can now throw a few ARM cores (or no

> embedded software: developers are forced to use hardware efficiently Getting less true in low-volume embedded, where you can now throw a few ARM cores (or now RISC-V) and GBs of RAM at it for just a few dollars extra. The payroll and time-to-market costs of paying embedded developers to lovingly massage and squeeze the application into the smallest device possible to save on the BOM don't start to pay off until you're shipping a lot of units.