>If you write parallel code you'll get a lot closer to free lunch. That's like saying "if you spend lots of money on good food, you can get a pretty good free

>If you write parallel code you'll get a lot closer to free lunch. That's like saying "if you spend lots of money on good food, you can get a pretty good free lunch". Good parallel code is hard, to varying degrees. I'm in agreement, its going to be the future, but development is going to get a lot harder in the next few years.