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Hardware is Cheap, Programmers are Expensive
Given the rapid advance of Moore’s Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I’d say almost always. Consider the average programmer salary here in the US: You probably have several of these programmer guys or gals on staff.
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Hardware is Cheap, Programmers are Expensive
Given the rapid advance of Moore’s Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I’d say almost always. Consider the average programmer salary here in the US: You probably have several of these programmer guys or gals on staff.
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Hardware is Cheap, Programmers are Expensive
Given the rapid advance of Moore’s Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I’d say almost always. Consider the average programmer salary here in the US: You probably have several of these programmer guys or gals on staff.
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