---
title: The speed of time
description: The speed of time
---

[The Coeo Blog](https://blog.coeo.com)

# [The speed of time](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2017/03/27/the-speed-of-time)

 Written by [Gavin Payne](https://blog.coeo.com/author/gavin-payne) | 27-Mar-2017 07:53:39

It often feels like time passes quickly and the pace of innovation is getting faster, but is it?

 

It was 9 years between Microsoft releasing SSRS and Power BI  
 In 9 years time, it will be 2026 – what will we be using then?

It was 28 years ago that Microsoft released the first version of SQL Server  
 In 28 years time, it will be 2045 – what will we be using then?

It was 42 years ago that Microsoft was created  
 In 42 years time, it will be 2059 – what will it be doing then?

It was 48 years ago that Neil Armstrong first stood on the moon  
 In 48 years time, it will be 2065 – where will we be standing on then?

It was 74 years ago that the first digital computer was created  
 In 74 years time, it will be 2091 – what will be invented then?

It was 116 years ago that the first production line cars were made  
 In 116 years time, it will be 2133 – what will we be making then?

 

 

*The format of these questions is based on those in Wolfgang Tillmans’ 2017 exhibition at the Tate Modern ([link](http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/wolfgang-tillmans-2017)).*

[View full post](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2017/03/27/the-speed-of-time)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Gavin Payne"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2017-07-18T13:56:29.342Z",
  "datePublished" : "2017-03-27T07:53:39Z",
  "headline" : "The speed of time",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 60,
    "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
    "width" : 60
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2017/03/27/the-speed-of-time",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "The Coeo Blog"
  }
}
```