Hacker News with Generative AI: Distributed Computing

CORBA: Catching The Next Wave (1997) (archive.org)
Distributed objects are the next wave in Internet innovation. CORBA, the Common Object Request Broker Architecture defined by the Object Management Group (OMG), specifies how software objects distributed over a network can work together without regard to client and server operating systems and programming languages.

Distributed Computing, Object-Oriented Programming, Internet, Software Architecture

19 points by Lammy 19 days ago | 5 comments

Distributed Continuous GPU Profiling (zymtrace.com)
Identify performance bottlenecks in CUDA kernels, optimize inference batch size, and eliminate idle GPU cycles —with zero friction.

GPU Profiling, CUDA, Performance Optimization, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing

12 points by tdullien 21 days ago | 2 comments

Loglan'82: programming language for object-oriented and distributed programming (uksw.edu.pl)
Loglan'82 is a programming language conceived for object and distributed programming.

Programming Languages, Object-Oriented Programming, Distributed Computing

60 points by danielam 35 days ago | 9 comments

Coding Isn't Programming (socallinuxexpo.org)
Join us for a captivating closing keynote with the legendary Leslie Lamport, Turing Award winner and pioneer in the field of distributed computing. We'll discuss computing history, open source and distributed systems.

Programming, Distributed Computing, Open Source, Computer History

155 points by todsacerdoti 59 days ago | 207 comments

A single-fibre computer enables textile networks and distributed inference (nature.com)
Despite advancements in wearable technologies1,2, barriers remain in achieving distributed computation located persistently on the human body. Here a textile fibre computer that monolithically combines analogue sensing, digital memory, processing and communication in a mass of less than 5 g is presented.

Textile Technology, Computing, Science, Wearable Technology, Distributed Computing

58 points by walterbell 65 days ago | 8 comments

Ask HN: I have excess compute, how can I contribute positively to the Internet? (ycombinator.com)
I have excess compute and bandwidth capacity and thought it would be a great opportunity to contribute positively to the Internet and the broader community.

Community, Computing, Open Source, Distributed Computing

12 points by its-kostya 73 days ago | 12 comments

DeepSeek's smallpond: Bringing Distributed Computing to DuckDB (mehdio.substack.com)
DeepSeek has made a lot of noise lately. Their R1 model, released in January 2025, outperformed competitors like OpenAI’s O1 at launch. But what truly set it apart was its highly efficient infrastructure—dramatically reducing costs while maintaining top-tier performance.

Distributed Computing, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source

198 points by xkgt 81 days ago | 23 comments

Ask HN: Struggling to Understand DHTs – Any Good Resources? (ycombinator.com)
I am studying distributed computing and struggling to understand how Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) work. Can you recommend any resources, such as books, articles, or anything else, to help me?

Distributed Computing, DHT, Resources, Learning

32 points by anonymzz 97 days ago | 20 comments

Nocc – A Distributed C++ Compiler (github.com/VKCOM)
nocc propagates a compiler invocation to a remote machine: nocc g++ 1.cpp calls g++ remotely, not locally.

Distributed Computing, C++, Compilers

63 points by gjvc 102 days ago | 33 comments

Sail 0.2: Spark replacement in Rust, runs 4x faster, drop-in PySpark compatible (lakesail.com)
LakeSail is thrilled to unveil a preview release of Sail 0.2, our latest milestone in the journey to redefine distributed data processing.

Rust, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Big Data, Open Source

14 points by chenxi9649 183 days ago | 2 comments

Distributed LLama3 Inference (github.com/evilsocket)

Distributed Computing, Generative AI

7 points by 345765476586 313 days ago | 0 comments