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← Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 28 Feb 2023 to 19 Sept 2026.
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Apple Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone. Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone. Last stated 10 months ago
16 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fair hardware benchmarks must use the best software and tuning for each hardware option, not hardware specs alone. — tap to centre the map on it Fair hardware benchmarks must use the best software and tuning for each hardware option, not hardware specs alone. Last stated 10 months ago
16 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. — tap to centre the map on it A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time. — tap to centre the map on it Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Daniel Stenberg — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CPU performance keeps improving quickly rather than stagnating. — tap to centre the map on it CPU performance keeps improving quickly rather than stagnating. Last stated 2 days ago
19 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. — tap to centre the map on it Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graphics chips have far more room for future performance gains than CPUs, which are nearing physical limits. — tap to centre the map on it Graphics chips have far more room for future performance gains than CPUs, which are nearing physical limits. Last stated a year ago
8 Jun 2025
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2025-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. — tap to centre the map on it Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less. — tap to centre the map on it The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Apr 2023
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget. — tap to centre the map on it A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Computer hardware performance depends on hardware, software, and tuning together, not hardware alone.
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Fair hardware benchmarks must use the best software and tuning for each hardware option, not hardware specs alone.
Holds
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
Holds
Performance test results are highly dependent on the specific machine, library versions, and other components used, making them hard to compare over time.
Holds
CPU performance keeps improving quickly rather than stagnating.
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Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it.
Holds
Graphics chips have far more room for future performance gains than CPUs, which are nearing physical limits.
Holds
Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade.
Holds
The evidence from the largest software companies says programmers should take performance more seriously than they do, not less.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds
A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Holds
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Holds