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I have this theory that if moores law stagnets for a while, and we can no longer count on hardware getting exponentially cheaper and/or faster, software is goin

by swalsh 11y ago

I have this theory that if moores law stagnets for a while, and we can no longer count on hardware getting exponentially cheaper and/or faster, software is going to start competing by using either leaner languages, or better techniques. I think a lot of our (mis)use of hardware is simply because computing power is so cheap we can waste it.

qewrffewqwfqew 11y ago
Power budgets for software are already a thing that exists. It's not just about stuff getting cheaper and faster -- portable/battery-powered devices are becoming increasingly important. So you're right, but not only for the reason that you think you're right :-)