June 27, 2009 | In: Technology
Previously, I compared the performance of today’s popular operating systems with respect to multi-core processors. In this final part to Challenges in Multi-Core Era, I’ll talk about the multi-core capabilities found in today’s programming...
June 23, 2009 | In: Technology
Previously I talked about the evolution of microprocessors and specialized hardware since the wide-spread adoption of multi-core began a few years ago. In this second part to Challenges in Multi-Core Era, I'll compare the multi-core capabilities across...
June 16, 2009 | In: Technology
A few years ago, in 2005, Herb Sutter published an article in Dr. Dobb’s Journal , “The Free Lunch Is Over: A Fundamental Turn Toward Concurrency in Software”. He talked about the need to start developing software considering concurrency to fully...
December 20, 2007 | In: Technology
A December 17, 2007 New York Times article talks about parallel computing and the need for software programmers and architects to get their act together. For much of the 90's and early 21st century, it was software that was driving the need for more...
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