Intel & Microsoft to support Multithread Research
Microsoft and Intel Launch Parallel Computing Research Centers to Accelerate Benefits to Consumers, Businesses
I initially wrote about the importance of multi-core programming back in 2004. And Herb Sutter’s “The Free Lunch Is Over” was written in 2005. So on some levels I’m thinking “What took them so long?!?” But it is good that advancement in this area continues.
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When I saw that article, the first thing that came into my mind was:
Intel is making mulit-core processors.
The majority of people are under-utilizing the extra cores, thus not seeing a reason to purchase new processors with more of them.
Intel wants to make money but their current roadmap is about creating processors with more cores.
Intel funds research to get programs to use more cores.
Microsoft wants to sell OEM licenses.
Microsoft relies on Intel to come up with new hardware worthy of upgrading so that they can do so.
Microsoft helps to fund research to get programs to use more cores.
This reminds me of that saying:”A solution looking for a problem”.
Scroll down to “Threads - Threat or Menace” to read about some real world talk about threads:
http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch07s03.html
I read some funny jokes about threads recently from slashdot:
Q1) Why did the multithreaded chicken cross the road?
A1) to To other side. get the
Q2) Why did the multithreaded chicken cross the road?
A4) other to side. To the get
and
Q: How many multithreaded person(s) does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 5, 1 at each of the 4 ladders and 1 to pass the light bulb to the lucky one.
Q: How many multithreaded person(s) does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 4, each trying to screw the lightbulb.
Q: How many multithreaded person(s) does it take to change a light bulb?
A: I don’t know what happened to them.