As the Day 2 of ACCU2018 is over, here is my report about it. Kotlin ~= Java with a Better Syntax Keynote of Day 2 was about Kotlin (titled “Kotlin/Native – Embracing existing ecosystems”), delivered by Hadi Hariri. While the talk as such was pretty good, I wasn’t convinced that Kotlin is worth the trouble. My takeouts from […]

As #ACCU2018 is underway, and as I am here, it would be strange if I wouldn’t use the opportunity to tell about what I like (and don’t like ;-)) here. Diversity in Tech – What Can We Do? Gen Ashley was opening the conference with a keynote speech on “Diversity & Inclusivity in Tech”. Main point: […]

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as long as serial code provides good-enough response times from end-user perspective – DON’T PARALLELIZE

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out of all the premature optimizations, premature parallelization is the most premature one

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I made an experiment which demonstrates Big Fat Dangers(tm) of implying that parallelization can be made as simple as just adding a policy parameter to your std:: call.

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it is still necessary to understand what we’re doing