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If you are not in HPC, you may not have heard about Gustafson's law, but it is a legit and important thing... His 1988 paper is still a very worthy read (And wi
by trsohmers 11y ago
If you are not in HPC, you may not have heard about Gustafson's law, but it is a legit and important thing... His 1988 paper is still a very worthy read (And winner of the first Gordon Bell award for showing a 1000x speedup, which was previously thought impossible)
- simonbyrne 11y agoFair enough: a pity he doesn't explain what it is though.
- trsohmers 11y agoWikipedia is your friend... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustafson%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustafson%27s_law Would be happy to explain it further, but about to get on a flight.