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I though we were talking about engineering challenges, research, not bets execs of large companies make for very different reasons, mostly hiring reasons.
by zzzcpan 7y ago
I though we were talking about engineering challenges, research, not bets execs of large companies make for very different reasons, mostly hiring reasons.
- pron 7y agoOh, sorry, I didn't realize you're a Google/Apple/Netflix/Amazon executive who's intimately familiar with their technical decisions. It's certainly true there is a lot of research on non-shared memory, but also a lot of research on shared memory. If non-shared has so decisively won, then not only the executives but also the researchers didn't get that memo. If and when non-shared "wins", the popular industry platforms will adjust as well.
- dang 7y agoCan you please review and follow the site guidelines? They include "Don't be snarky." Your comment would be just fine without the first sentence. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- marcinzm 7y ago>I though we were talking about engineering challenges, research, not bets execs of large companies make for very different reasons, mostly hiring reasons. Large companies don't pick technologies for hiring reasons, small companies do. Large tech companies can afford to train their engineers in whatever they use internally and have the money (and brand recognition) to not worry about needing technologies to entice candidates. They pick technologies to solve business problems.