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I wonder if mainstream CPUs will ever get back to being truly programmable with software instructions, instead of running off and speculating on what you might

I wonder if mainstream CPUs will ever get back to being truly programmable with software instructions, instead of running off and speculating on what you might do next.

Gladdyu 7y ago
Intel tried that with Itanium. It didn't go well.
- wolfgke 7y ago
  Also keep the delay slots of MIPS in the back of your mind, which with the evolution of MIPS became a burden.
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    They’re a burden to work with regardless of whether they match how pipelines work.
pjc50 7y ago
Most people don't want a much slower processor. As soon as you have a pipeline the concepts of "now" and "next" become smeared out in time.
jbverschoor 7y ago
Would also save some watts I guess