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...
March 23, 2008 | In: Technology
Previously I listed examples of how small intervals of time are deeply rooted in modern electronic trading strategies and regulations. Although the process of buying and selling stocks, whether in a manual environment involving specialists on the floor...