What every programmer should know about how CPUs work [video]

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227 points | by bschne 14 days ago

11 comments

  • hnthrow90348765 10 days ago
    A fine addition to my "every programmer should know" collection that I never use because I only ship CRUD apps
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  • rohith2506 10 days ago
    For the curious, I would recommend ( https://products.easyperf.net/perf-book-2 )
  • mikewarot 13 days ago
    So that's what happened in the past 40 years of Moore's law since I wrote MS-DOS Assembler programs. Optimization of serial instructions like that is amazing.
  • csmantle 10 days ago
    The Matt Godbolt behind godbolt.org? Wow.
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  • pjc50 10 days ago
    .. by Matt Godbolt, of Compiler Explorer. 45m long. If you're evaluating whether to bother with video.
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    • cmrdporcupine 10 days ago
      Thank you, the headline didn't interest me until I saw you mention that name.
  • amelius 10 days ago
    Waiting for the GPU version.
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  • bob1029 10 days ago
    If you are strapped for time, I think the most important part of this talk begins at 36:46.
  • kyron0532 5 days ago
    1000 milion
  • kyron0532 5 days ago
    1000bilion
  • careful_ai 10 days ago
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  • lincpa 10 days ago
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