Multi-core scaling: it’s not multi-threaded

Re:Multi-core scaling: it’s not multi-threaded by joe_the_user on Friday February 22, 2013 @12:37AM (#5262909)

I think the problem is that hardcore parallel programmers can't understand the needs of adhd web browsers.

Some fractions of web pages are all sort of ridiculous Javascript and seriously slow down my machine.

And I, personally, do flip pages at a significant rate.

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Re:Multi-core scaling: it’s not multi-threaded by mistercow on Friday February 22, 2013 @12:32PM (#5265405)

>Some fractions of web pages are all sort of ridiculous Javascript and seriously slow down my machine.

Yes there are exceptions, but not enough to plausibly make use of more than eight cores. The returns are usually diminishing at even four cores.

>And I, personally, do flip pages at a significant rate.

More than two or three times per second? Because that's what it would take.

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