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A history of branch prediction
This is a pseudo-transcript for a talk on branch prediction given at Two Sigma on 8/22/2017 to kick off "localhost", a talk series organized by RC .
- Points
- 300
- HN comments
- 168
- Submissions
- 3
- Cited by
- 13 commenters
Systems & PerformanceHistory & Retro Computing2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2017 | A history of branch prediction by darwhy | 300 | 65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | CPU branch prediction evolution over years (2017) by Keyframe | 210 | 70 |
| Jul 1, 2019 | How and why CPUs do “branch prediction” (2017) by majke | 192 | 33 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 15 Hacker News comments by 13 different people, from Jan 2018 to Nov 2025.
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- nkurz · Nov 16, 2025
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- remexre · Aug 19, 2025
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- SillyUsername · Jun 8, 2025
