I agree. I graduated last December and I was really getting disheartened while looking for a job. I couldn't even get an interview for 5 months. Then in late April into early May I was getting contacted for interviews on a daily basis. I landed my dream job the begining of May and I am still getting the occasional call. The market seemed to go from dead to booming in a matter of a couple weeks.
The problem with the Itanium was that Intel didn't release an optimizing compiler with or before the Itanium. I believe (corrections welcome) that instructions are grouped in 'packets' (I forget the term used) that the Itanium can run in parallel. The problem is that only certain instructions can be bundled together. When older compilers are used the instructions are generated in a way that only a few or even just one instruction is in a 'packet'. So, the problem was that the processor wasn't being used to its fullest potential. I have never compaired the Itanium 1 and 2. But, I would guess that the Itanium 2 was primarily released to give the Itanium line a fresh start with an optimizing compiler.
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I agree. I graduated last December and I was really getting disheartened while looking for a job. I couldn't even get an interview for 5 months. Then in late April into early May I was getting contacted for interviews on a daily basis. I landed my dream job the begining of May and I am still getting the occasional call. The market seemed to go from dead to booming in a matter of a couple weeks.
I believe that the article said a one time fee of 9.95 and 1.95 a month. That is 9.95 + (1.95 * 36) or 80.15.
The problem with the Itanium was that Intel didn't release an optimizing compiler with or before the Itanium. I believe (corrections welcome) that instructions are grouped in 'packets' (I forget the term used) that the Itanium can run in parallel. The problem is that only certain instructions can be bundled together. When older compilers are used the instructions are generated in a way that only a few or even just one instruction is in a 'packet'. So, the problem was that the processor wasn't being used to its fullest potential. I have never compaired the Itanium 1 and 2. But, I would guess that the Itanium 2 was primarily released to give the Itanium line a fresh start with an optimizing compiler.