A quick programming announcement. This is the first of two shorter posts this week. This is a follow-on from last week’s The Paradox of x86. The next will look at a historic moment in the development of modern semiconductors.Last week’s post on x86 was well-timed as it coincided with writing about whether the x86 Instruction Set Architecture does or doesn’t ‘need to die’. Casey’s post followed his discussion on the topic with Twitcher ThePrimegen, recorded for posterity on YouTube.The whole di...