Knuth recently objected to 64-bit systems, saying that for programs that fit 4 GB of memory, “they effectively discarded half of the cache” because pointers are twice that of 32-bit systems. < p>
Knuth recently objected to 64-bit systems, saying that for programs that fit 4 GB of memory, “they effectively discarded half of the cache” because pointers are twice that of 32-bit systems. < p>