Computer architecture statements

observation on the growth of integrated circuit capacity

empirical rule that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of its number of users

formula in computer architecture

cryptographic principle

claim about software development that given a large developer base, bugs will be fixed quickly

law

computing adage popularized by Niklaus Wirth that that software gets slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster

observation that organizations design systems mirroring their communication structures (Melvin Conway, 1968)

principle in software development that, past some point, assigning more people to a software project ends up delaying it

Value of a network is 2^n. Based on expoentual increase in sub groups formable

Observation on computer performance

scaling law based on a 1974 paper co-authored by Robert H. Dennard, above

era of technology characterized by quantum processors with <1000 qubits sensitive to noise, prone to quantum decoherence, and incapable of continuous quantum error correction

design guideline for software that states: "be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others"

Observation of LED production efficiency

trend in the history of computing that the number of computations per unit energy dissipated doubles every 1.57 years

observations predicting exponential progress in quantum computing, including qubit count, computational power, and decoherence time

Computing aphorism

Observation on semiconductor fab prices

observation by the head of Nvidia Jensen Huang about the advancement of artificial intelligence technology