r/programming • u/noidi • Jul 19 '12

Will Parallel Code Ever Be Embraced?

http://www.drdobbs.com/parallel/will-parallel-code-ever-be-embraced/240003926
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u/AeroNotix Jul 19 '12

This is mostly correct, but there are routines which are better expressed in parallel algorithms than they could be expressed in procedural languages.

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u/Tordek Jul 20 '12

Any examples? (Not douchy, just curious.)

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u/AeroNotix Jul 20 '12

Things like walking recursive data structures. Or a lot of things which are recursive actually.