#Parallelism
2 posts in tag “Parallelism”.
The Hidden Backbone of Parallelism: How Prefix Sums Power Distributed Computation
2025-09-21Discover how the humble prefix sum (scan) quietly powers GPUs, distributed clusters, and big data frameworks—an obscure but essential building block of parallel and distributed computation.
Amdahl’s Law vs. Gustafson’s Law: What They Really Predict
2024-06-15When does parallelism pay off? Compare Amdahl’s and Gustafson’s models, see where each applies, and learn how to reason about speedups in practice.