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On the other hand, AWS offers AMD machines and ARM machines in addition to the typical Intel stuff. If there was some new architecture that offered a 50% speedu

On the other hand, AWS offers AMD machines and ARM machines in addition to the typical Intel stuff. If there was some new architecture that offered a 50% speedup, and all you had to do was recompile your code, I assume they'd support it in a heartbeat.

ma2rten 7y ago
They also have GPUs.
daxfohl 7y ago
In the context of the article, the changes would by necessity be far more invasive than "recompile your code". The premise is that C cannot be an effective implementation language. A full rewrite would be required.