Ask HN: Articles/Books to understand how fast computers are?

2 points by bestinterest 3 years ago | 2 comments

As slow software becomes the norm I feel like I'm missing the true speed of what a computer can do. How do I get a grasp of how fast practical programs can be?

mattpallissard 3 years ago |

Might not exactly line up with what you asked, but Drepper's 'What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory' comes to mind.

https://www.gwern.net/docs/cs/2007-drepper.pdf

edit: wording.

gwern 3 years ago | |

The page I uploaded that for might be better: https://www.gwern.net/notes/Faster