Why Your CPU Is a Fortune Teller (opens in new tab)

(articles.akatski.com)

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SillyUsername1y ago· 2 in thread

Superscaler architecture and branch prediction was the next big thing mid 90s. If you've not heard of it then that might be because it's now considered elementary in processor design.

SillyUsername1y ago

Forgot to mention, here's a nice primer: https://danluu.com/branch-prediction/

a_void_skyOP1y ago

it "should" be elementary but it isn't, I got the idea to publish something on this because I recently had a conversation with a few new hires

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