Keynote 2: Why tools matter

Summary form only given, as follows. The complete presentation was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. Capable and accessible infrastructure is an accelerant for good research, as it enables creative people to quickly and effectively explore new ideas. In this talk I will reflect on my experiences with the Simple-Scalar tool set, and make a case for why more researchers should share their tools. Finally, I will speculate on the future of modeling infrastructure and suggest where budding infrastructure hackers might want to spend their efforts.