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I think the most impressive prediction is something approximately like just-in-time compilation: The actual operation of the computer will be under control of
by teraflop 12y ago
I think the most impressive prediction is something approximately like just-in-time compilation:
The actual operation of the computer will be under control of an integrated portion of the processor known as a supervisory routine. In some instances the program will not have been created by the processor prior to execution time, but will be created during a break in execution time under orders of this supervisory routine, which detects that no method is in existence in the program for a particular contingency. Although these supervisors will be on magnetic tape for a while, it is envisioned that they will be buried in the machine hardware eventually, to be improved by replacement like any other component.
This in 1957, when even concepts like "structured programming" had barely been imagined.