Re: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?

On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:50:36 +0200, Terje Mathisen wrote:
 

Somebody wiser than me had written something like "You cannot
write/test/debug multithreaded programs without the ability for multiple
threads to actually run at the same time."

 Some threading bugs will more likely show up in multiple-CPU situations,
others will more likely show up in single-CPU situations. You need to test
every which way you can.

 The 1990s were a “let’s use threads for everything” time. Thankfully, we
have become a bit more restrained since then ...