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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?
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On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:50:36 +0200, Terje Mathisen wrote:

> Somebody wiser than me had written something like "You cannot
> write/test/debug multithreaded programs without the ability for multiple
> threads to actually run at the same time."

Some threading bugs will more likely show up in multiple-CPU situations, 
others will more likely show up in single-CPU situations. You need to test 
every which way you can.

The 1990s were a “let’s use threads for everything” time. Thankfully, we 
have become a bit more restrained since then ...