[$] End-to-end network programmability

Nick McKeown kicked off the virtual Netdev0x14 conference with a talk on extending the programmability ofnetworking equipment well beyond where it is today. His visionis of an end-to-end system with programmable pieces at every level.Getting there will require collaboration between the developers of thenetworking stacks on endpoint operating systems as well as those ofswitches, routers, and other backbone equipment.The keynote was held on July 28, a little over two weeksbefore the seven daysof talks, workshops, and tutorials for Netdev, which begins on August 13.