> C CPU and memory model is based on a single-core, linear-memory background that belies the complex internals of modern CPUs This has become a popular meme, b

> C CPU and memory model is based on a single-core, linear-memory background that belies the complex internals of modern CPUs This has become a popular meme, but it just ain't so. Assembly language has this model, and the complex internals of modern CPUs are largely hidden from it as well.