Cpu architecture Articles

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11/13/2017 • EN

Portability matters

Explains software portability, emphasizing the importance of standards like POSIX for running code across many systems and fostering innovation.

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Drew DeVault

11/10/2017 • EN

Friday Q&A 2017-11-10: Observing the A11's Heterogenous Cores

A technical analysis of Apple's A11 CPU, exploring its heterogeneous core architecture and methods to observe performance and efficiency cores in action.

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Mike Ash

8/23/2017 • EN

Branch prediction

An introduction to CPU branch prediction, explaining its purpose and classic algorithms to understand modern research.

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Dan Luu

1/11/2015 • EN

What's new in CPUs since the 80s?

An overview of major CPU developments since the 1980s, focusing on features programmers can leverage for performance.

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