OT: This Swift thing

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:09:37 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:

> We've also got machines that are so fast, it's not longer critical that
> we squeeze out every last iota of performance.  Oh, but wait, now we're
> trying to do absurd things like play full-motion video games on phones,
> where efficiency equates to battery life.  Sigh.

That's where there needs to be a concerted push to develop more efficient 
CPUs and memory, in the engineering sense of efficiency (i.e. better 
power consumption, not speed). In desktop and server class machines, 
increasing speed has generated more and more waste heat, to the point 
where Google likes to build its server farms next to rivers to reduce 
their air conditioning costs. You can't afford to do that on a battery.

Even for desktops and servers, I'd prefer to give up, say, 80% of future 
speed gains for a 50% reduction in my electricity bill.



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