As do I. That said, there is something to be said for the economics of using software to compensate for manufacturing tolerances in hardware. 3D printers are a good example of taking a crappy platform and making it perform reasonably precise things using clever software.
Of course sometimes that software is in an FPGA design :-). I expect that once the Xilinx RFSOC starts ending up in test gear you'll see some more cost effective GHz gear but very unhackable due to the FPGA nature of things.
Of course no amount of software is going to make the front end conditioning circuits quieter (well I suppose simulating them and designing from that might but not on the instrument itself). That will always need a certain expertise to design and implement.
Of course sometimes that software is in an FPGA design :-). I expect that once the Xilinx RFSOC starts ending up in test gear you'll see some more cost effective GHz gear but very unhackable due to the FPGA nature of things.
Of course no amount of software is going to make the front end conditioning circuits quieter (well I suppose simulating them and designing from that might but not on the instrument itself). That will always need a certain expertise to design and implement.