Interesting stuff happens at the high end of the computing range. Today, 64 cores are far too expensive for the average desktop, but Moore's Law will make it affordable in just a few years. (Apple now sells a 12-core Pro for $5k; three doublings would give 96 cores at the same price in about 4-6 years - somebody will sell it, if not Apple. )
Anything which encourages people to develop for such hardware will help all of us to enjoy powerful programs. One cannot merely assume that algorithms will scale on multiple cores; it takes a lot of testing and experimentation and creativity to get the full benefit of the extra hardware. More power to the researchers who are making that happen! Terry McIntyre <[email protected]> Unix/Linux Systems Administration Taking time to do it right saves having to do it twice.
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