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As a former insider, this is NOT remotely how I would describe reality. I have signed NDAs and don't feel comfortable going into any detail, other than saying

As a former insider, this is NOT remotely how I would describe reality. I have signed NDAs and don't feel comfortable going into any detail, other than saying that there is a TON going on inside GPUs that is not "basically all emulated".

user_7832 2y ago
Maybe a tall ask, but have you considered writing down all your experiences into a book, and release it after all NDAs expire? I’d love to read more about low level hardware and the behind the scenes stuff involved. I’m sure you’ve got a lot of good stories.
- almostgotcaught 2y ago
  > I’d love to read more about low level hardware and the behind the scenes stuff involved. I’m sure you’ve got a lot of good stories. I don't know why you think there's anything resembling "good stories" (I don't even know what would constitute a good story - swash buckling adventures?). It's just grimy-ass runtime/driver/firmware code interfacing with hardware features/flaws.
  - david-gpu 2y ago
    Exactly right. 95% difficult, stressful and surprisingly tedious work 4% panic, despair, insecurities 1% friendly banter with very smart people If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't, even though it allowed me to retire early.
    - almostgotcaught 2y ago
      My experience to a T, down to the 1% friendly banter (because while there are lots of smart people working on hardware, almost none of them know how to banter lol).
- snewman 2y ago
  NDAs don't generally have an expiration date. (As opposed to non-competes and non-solicitation agreements, which generally do.) An NDA typically ends only if the information in question becomes public, and then only for that particular information.
- david-gpu 2y ago
  Nope in all accounts, I'm afraid. But, in summary, it was grinding, grinding, and more grinding, with large dollops of impostor syndrome on top of it. Met lots of nice smart people, but none were as impressive as the folks at NVidia. I was not worthy of being there.

user_7832 2y ago

Maybe a tall ask, but have you considered writing down all your experiences into a book, and release it after all NDAs expire? I’d love to read more about low level hardware and the behind the scenes stuff involved. I’m sure you’ve got a lot of good stories.

almostgotcaught 2y ago
> I’d love to read more about low level hardware and the behind the scenes stuff involved. I’m sure you’ve got a lot of good stories. I don't know why you think there's anything resembling "good stories" (I don't even know what would constitute a good story - swash buckling adventures?). It's just grimy-ass runtime/driver/firmware code interfacing with hardware features/flaws.
- david-gpu 2y ago
  Exactly right. 95% difficult, stressful and surprisingly tedious work 4% panic, despair, insecurities 1% friendly banter with very smart people If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't, even though it allowed me to retire early.
  - almostgotcaught 2y ago
    My experience to a T, down to the 1% friendly banter (because while there are lots of smart people working on hardware, almost none of them know how to banter lol).
snewman 2y ago
NDAs don't generally have an expiration date. (As opposed to non-competes and non-solicitation agreements, which generally do.) An NDA typically ends only if the information in question becomes public, and then only for that particular information.
david-gpu 2y ago
Nope in all accounts, I'm afraid. But, in summary, it was grinding, grinding, and more grinding, with large dollops of impostor syndrome on top of it. Met lots of nice smart people, but none were as impressive as the folks at NVidia. I was not worthy of being there.