Re: [f-cpu] F-CPU invited at the Libre Software Meeting

[Juergen Goeritz <goeritz@oekomm.de>]

> IMHO we should use a simpler language than C because a Compiler with
> SIMD and superpipelining should be easier to developed.

Interesting thought.

> > I have the feeling that GCC will make really slow programs.
> > while the superpipeline can reach a somewhat higher frequency,
> > an inadequate compiler makes the system work really slow.
> > i fear that this constatation can be used as an argument
> > against the project.
> 
> The problem is that softwaredevelopers thinking more in serial than
> parallel. You can verify this thesis comparing your code-writing with VHDL
> and with C/C++.

Guess what, it's caused by the processor which serializes the
code :-)
Parallel in software has a lot to do with Interrupts or with
multiprocessor systems. 

JG

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