Suppose software stops getting faster
oWhat if IT goes from a
growth industry to a
replacement industry?
growth industry to a
replacement industry?
¨If SW can’t effectively
use
32, 64, ... cores per chip
Þ SW no faster on new computer
Þ Only buy if computer wears out
32, 64, ... cores per chip
Þ SW no faster on new computer
Þ Only buy if computer wears out
oImpact on US economy
if end of “Moore’s Law”?
if end of “Moore’s Law”?
¨How much productivity
tied to IT?
¨How much IT tied to
faster computers?
oOpportunity to lose US lead in IT if others
solve the problem
solve the problem
¨If someone in China
invents a Mandarin-based programming language that solves the
parallel computing problem,
then I’ll need to learn Mandarin
then I’ll need to learn Mandarin
[Dave Patterson, UC Berkeley]