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  • neclimdul@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldWhy we don't have 128-bit CPUs
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    3 days ago

    It was actually 3gb because operating systems have to reserve parts of the memory address space for other things. It’s more difficult for all 32bit operating systems to address above 4gb just most implemented additional complexity much earlier because Linux runs on large servers and stuff. Windows actually had a way to switch over to support it in some versions too. Probably the NT kernels that where also running on servers.

    A quick skim of the Wikipedia seems like a good starting point for understanding the old problem.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier












  • Feels like the old php metric. PHP had a ton of great code and successful projects but it also attracted very bad devs as well as very inexperienced devs leading to a real quality problem.

    Honestly kinda see thing in a lot of JavaScript applications these days. Brilliant code but also a ton of bad code to the point I get nervous opening a new project.

    My point? It may be a tough pill but it’s not the project framework that makes projects fail, it’s how the project is run.