From: Juergen.Kahrs@vr-web.de   
      
   Derek M. Jones wrote:   
      
   >> [So what's new in compilers this year? -John]   
   >   
   > The only really new thing in compilers over the last few years has   
   > been optimizing for low power consumption.   
      
   Really ? Compiling from high-level languages to hardware description   
   languages looks like another new thing that began in the late 1990s.   
      
   Exploiting multiple CPU cores while avoiding the threading problems   
   seems to be another active field. But one can argue if this field is   
   new or if it is rather a problem of language design.   
      
   Compiling for hardware like the Physics Co-Processors looks like a new   
   field. Here, one can argue about the distinction between compiling for   
   physics co-processors and for graphics co-processors.   
      
   http://www.ageia.com/physx/faqs.html#2   
      
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