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Vast majority of "cloud" user develop and deploy code written on languages that have "no idea" what architecture the CPU is running on. Eg, I code on Python/Dja
by alexandernst 8y ago
Vast majority of "cloud" user develop and deploy code written on languages that have "no idea" what architecture the CPU is running on. Eg, I code on Python/Django. Why would I care even a little bit about what set of instructions the CPU of my EC2 instance has? I don't. Because Python/Django will run exactly the same way on x86 and on ARM.
- rbanffy 8y agoNow imagine some non x86 vendor adds a couple instructions that make Python code miraculously faster. Wouldn't you want that server?
- alexandernst 8y agoSure. But that's not my point. My point is that the entire argument that Linus has about users willing to test and deploy code on the same arch is flawed. I'd understand and agree with that argument if we we're talking about developing and deploying C (which is what Linus is used to), but that's just not how "the cloud" is used.