"X field/industry sure is slow to develop" is a favorite topic on HN, whether it's airline travel, car dealerships, or bicycle helmets. I think there's an under

"X field/industry sure is slow to develop" is a favorite topic on HN, whether it's airline travel, car dealerships, or bicycle helmets. I think there's an undercurrent of comparing progress in every field to that in computation (i.e. Moore's law), without actually studying the other field.