Charles Simonyi, billionaire and former chief software architect for Microsoft, is attempting to stage a revolution in software. Through his new company, Intentional Software Corporation, he hopes to fix what he calls the "software bottleneck". By this he means that hardware keeps becoming more advanced and capable (Intel founder Gordon Moore predicted that processor speed would double every 1 to 2 years), while software cannot keep up with the trend. Furthermore, huge amounts of resources and talent are devoted (wasted?) to the arduous process of creating and modifying software.

Through his new venture, he hopes to develop tools by which clients can modify their own software to meet their needs. The idea is that companies are going to have the best idea of what they want out of their software, and they will be most successful if they are given the tools to tailor software to their own needs.

Intentional Software
Intentional Software in MIT Technology Review

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