[ Thanks to Douglas Eadline for this
link. ]
“Fifteen years ago I wrote a short article in a now defunct
parallel computing magazine (Parallelogram) entitled ‘How Will You
Program 1000 Processors?’ Back then it was a good question that had
no easy answer. Today, it is still a good question that still has
no easy answer. Except now it seems a bit more urgent as we step
into the ‘multi-core’ era. Indeed, when I originally wrote the
article, using 1000 processors was a far off, but real possibility.
Today, 1000 processors are a reality for many practitioners of HPC.
As dual cores hit the server rooms, effectively doubling the
processor counts, many more people will be joining the 1000P club
very soon…”