Re: Remote fork() and Parallel programming

Jeffrey B. Siegal (jbs@quiotix.com)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:28:13 -0700


Andrej Presern wrote:

> I don't see why we're bothering to produce high performance operating
> systems then.

Because:

1. There are many instances where the trade off isn't even close. The improved
performance is far more valuable than the programmer time needed to achieve it.

2. It's fun.

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