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Process, Threads and Goroutines

What Is a Process? A program is an executable file on disk. When the operating system loads that file into memory and starts execution, it becomes a process. A process has its own: Memory Address Registers Program Counter Stack and Heap memory ...

Feb 185 min read

ARAnish Roydevdump.tech

What Actually Happens When You Run a Program

You type a command and press Enter. A program starts in milliseconds. Your operating system performs a long chain of controlled steps. These steps involve the shell, the kernel, the CPU scheduler, and memory management. This blog traces that journey ...

Feb 134 min read

AASNtheretrosway.hashnode.dev

5 Unexpected Truths About CPU Scheduling: How Your Computer Manages Tasks

Truths About CPU Scheduling In the few milliseconds it takes you to scroll down this page, your computer has made hundreds of executive decisions. To the user, a modern operating system feels like a seamless, multitasking powerhouse—a digital ocean o...

Feb 116 min read

AGAhmad Gazaliahmadgaz.hashnode.dev

How Pipelined CPUs are Designed

In this article, I'll go over how to design a pipelined processor. The processor implements a Hennessy & Patterson-style MIPS RISC instruction set architecture. I provide some parts of the implementation in SystemVerilog. You can browse the full sour...

Feb 216 min read

SLSofiia Levchenkodevlevchenko.hashnode.dev

Building the Ultimate 2026 Dev + Gaming PC After Ryzen 9950X3D vs Core Ultra 9 285K

At a certain point, CPU comparisons stop being about benchmark charts and start being about one real question: What should you actually build? The Ryzen 9950X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K debate is the perfect example. Both are top-tier processors.Bo...

Jan 194 min read

SLSofiia Levchenkodevlevchenko.hashnode.dev

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: My Take on Ultra CPUs for Development and Heavy Productivity

Intel’s Core Ultra lineup is Intel’s attempt to reset expectations. Not “yet another i9 refresh,” but a different positioning: new architecture different efficiency strategy more focus on power balance direct pressure against AMD’s high-end Ryzen...

Jan 144 min read

SLSofiia Levchenkodevlevchenko.hashnode.dev

Why AMD’s X3D Chips Are Not Just for Gamers (And Where They Don’t Help)

AMD’s X3D processors are usually marketed with one message: “Best gaming CPU.” And to be fair, the performance gains in certain games are real.But in 2026, developers are starting to look at chips like the Ryzen X3D lineup and ask a more interesting ...

Jan 94 min read

MSMihir Sai Dudekulamihirsaidudekula.hashnode.dev

CPU Cores, Threads, and Execution: Trying to make sense of it all

Introduction: Why This Topic Is More Confusing Than It Should Be If you ask a room full of CS students how CPUs actually execute programs, you will often hear answers like: “More threads means more speed.” “Threads are the same as cores” “Threads ...

Jan 69 min read

MGMamta Gelaneemamtagelanee.dev

From Silicon to Screen

As Android engineers, we spend most of our time in the application layer. However, the smoothness of our UI is governed by hardware limitations and how the Linux kernel manages resources. To build high-performance apps, we must understand the journey...

Jan 54 min read

SLSofiia Levchenkodevlevchenko.hashnode.dev

My Real-World Workflow Benchmarks: Testing CPUs with Builds, Containers, and VMs

Most CPU reviews still focus on the wrong question: “How many frames do you get in games?” As a developer in 2026, I rarely care about FPS.What I care about is whether my machine stays responsive while I’m doing real work: compiling large projects ...

Jan 44 min read

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Process, Threads and Goroutines

What Actually Happens When You Run a Program

5 Unexpected Truths About CPU Scheduling: How Your Computer Manages Tasks

How Pipelined CPUs are Designed

Building the Ultimate 2026 Dev + Gaming PC After Ryzen 9950X3D vs Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: My Take on Ultra CPUs for Development and Heavy Productivity

Why AMD’s X3D Chips Are Not Just for Gamers (And Where They Don’t Help)

CPU Cores, Threads, and Execution: Trying to make sense of it all

From Silicon to Screen

My Real-World Workflow Benchmarks: Testing CPUs with Builds, Containers, and VMs

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Process, Threads and Goroutines

What Actually Happens When You Run a Program

5 Unexpected Truths About CPU Scheduling: How Your Computer Manages Tasks

How Pipelined CPUs are Designed

Building the Ultimate 2026 Dev + Gaming PC After Ryzen 9950X3D vs Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: My Take on Ultra CPUs for Development and Heavy Productivity

Why AMD’s X3D Chips Are Not Just for Gamers (And Where They Don’t Help)

CPU Cores, Threads, and Execution: Trying to make sense of it all

From Silicon to Screen

My Real-World Workflow Benchmarks: Testing CPUs with Builds, Containers, and VMs