This will filter down to programmers as an extra layer of optimisation in compilers/runtimes, and maybe a concurrency library or three. It'll take more than that to keep the for loop down.
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: >> Do programmers need to understand quantum mechanics to program? > > Well not yet, but it will when we advance in quantum computing and > make use of qubits and entanglements. The Copenhagen interpretation of > quantum mechanics implies that after a while, and unobserved, it makes > no sense to even consider "state" (Schrödinger's cat) and the > programming paradigms born on top of this computational model > (fundamentally different than our current Von Neuman model) would > spell the death of core constructs we use today such as branching, > iteration etc. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
