I run a University Program for a US company that specializes in multicore processors (Cavium). We have SW engineers in India like everyone else, but also two large teams in the US, including the previous DEC team of computer architects in Boston. I conduct an annual multicore programming contest; last year's winners were from Pakistan, which might support the theme of this commentary, but we are seeing strongest interest this year from US. Most likely this is due to our recent US outreach - we have been on campus at MIT, CMU, Cornell, Harvard, UW, Stanford, UT, UWash,...since January. I also work with the IEEE on multicore programming curricula for ongoing education, and we see strong interest there too . My point is the passion and need is here in the US, but it needs to be better supported and understood. By the way, our contest is open to any undergrad in any major in any country, and some profs are considering it for a 1 credit project this Fall. Previous experience in C/C++ or architecture is NOT required. We provide examples, online seminars, sample code, etc. to get rolling http://tinyurl.com/oy75hdd
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I run a University Program for a US company that specializes in multicore processors (Cavium). We have SW engineers in India like everyone else, but also two large teams in the US, including the previous DEC team of computer architects in Boston. I conduct an annual multicore programming contest; last year's winners were from Pakistan, which might support the theme of this commentary, but we are seeing strongest interest this year from US. Most likely this is due to our recent US outreach - we have been on campus at MIT, CMU, Cornell, Harvard, UW, Stanford, UT, UWash, ...since January. I also work with the IEEE on multicore programming curricula for ongoing education, and we see strong interest there too . My point is the passion and need is here in the US, but it needs to be better supported and understood. By the way, our contest is open to any undergrad in any major in any country, and some profs are considering it for a 1 credit project this Fall. Previous experience in C/C++ or architecture is NOT required. We provide examples, online seminars, sample code, etc. to get rolling http://tinyurl.com/oy75hdd