There are many factors that feed into the software complexity. Added abstraction for ease of development, added demands of some software functions that are not

There are many factors that feed into the software complexity. Added abstraction for ease of development, added demands of some software functions that are not so immediately apparent and the endless needs for ever higher security on software. It is most points 1 and 3 that are the biggest issue. If we could code low level and didn't have to worry so much about folks trying to bust into various systems - the performance would be astounding.