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by markm 6105 days ago
Using Moore's law does that mean Google's development is approximately 6 years ahead of MS?

(8 times faster code doubles the speed once, doubles the speed twice, and doubles the speed a third time.)

2 comments

Moore's law works backwards with software. Google's development is 6 years behind MS.
I believe you're thinking of Zawinski's Law.
I'd rather say they're lagging regarding Wirth's law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirths_law