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> ...for pointing a major flaw in CS education. L2 cache was available in consumer hardware as far back as the '486 in the early '90s; CS students were being t
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> ...for pointing a major flaw in CS education.
L2 cache was available in consumer hardware as far back as the '486 in the early '90s; CS students were being taught about the effects of having a memory hierarchy as far back as then. PHK wasn't pointing out a flaw in CS education, he was merely demonstrating how out of touch he was.