I assume that a sufficiently skilled will be able to do anything not explicitly forbidden by the hardware.

I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call 'real money,' I'd be just trying to make a system work as fast as possible to meet the product and serice deadlines.

I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining

There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the intellectual and practical difficulties involved in building a significant system involving software. It is not and will not be reduced to a simple mechanical "assembly line" process. Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer

To many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be a significant added benefit