branch prediction
3 episodes mention this concept
lexfridmanFeb 18, 2021Jim Keller on the Dichotomy of Theory vs. Engineering, Innovation, and the Craftsmanship of Computing
TechnologyTheory vs. EngineeringReduction of PracticeBranch PredictionData Locality- lexfridmanFeb 16, 2020
Jim Keller on Abstraction Layers, Parallelism, and Determinism in Computer Architecture
TechnologyAbstraction LayersTransistorLogic GatesFunctional Units - lexfridmanFeb 5, 2020
Jim Keller on Moore's Law, Microprocessor Design, and First Principles Engineering
TechnologyMicroprocessorMicroarchitectureInstruction Set Architecture (ISA)Transistor
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Concepts that appear alongside branch prediction across episodes.
- first principles thinking
- out-of-order execution
- transistor
- found parallelism
- given parallelism
- instruction set architecture (isa)
- abstraction layers
- microarchitecture
- dependency graph
- speculative execution
- cycles per instruction (cpi)
- recipe vs. deep understanding
- innovation vs. elaboration
- functional units
- reduction of practice
- organizational bureaucracy
- craftsmanship (engineering)
- data locality
- creative tension
- managed code frameworks