On 12/26/2014 11:13 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:04:01 -0600 Ron Adam
wrote: My thoughts is that making python easier to multi-process on multi-core CPUs will be where the biggest performance gains will be. Think of 100 core chips in as soon as 5 or 6 years.
Won't happen on mainstream computers (laptop/desktop/tablet/smartphone), as it's a totally silly thing to do there.
Which is silly?, 100 cores, or making python easier to multi-process? The 5 or 6 years figure is my optimistic expectation for high end workstations and servers. Double that time for typical desktop, and maybe triple that for wearable devices. Currently you can get 8 core high end desktop systems, and up to 18 core work stations with windows 8. They probably run python too. I think the unknown is how much time it will take, not weather or not it will happen. Cheers, Ron