Let me explain. This might take a while, but we’ll get there, I promise. So I’ve been hearing about the all-new software-first, developer-centric mantra since Pat Gelsinger took over the reins as Intel CEO, but what exactly is it? How does software-first really benefit a hardware silicon company? What has software to do with Intel’s seeming inability to move on to a 7nm process technology while the competition has succeeded in shrinking down to 5nm?
I’ve talked to Steve Long, Intel’s Asia Pacific VP in the past, but it turns out, I would have to take a trip down to Grapevine, Texas for Intel Vision 2022 (our first in-person overseas conference post-Covid
