Sure thing. Not everyone will have the background :)

On 8 April 2014 04:12, Brian Miles <notifications@github.com> wrote:

> In intermediate/python/04-multiprocessing.md:
>
> > +## Objectives
> > +
> > +- Understand the major parallel programming models
> > +- Learn how to implement simple multiprocessor parallelization
> > +- Evaluate the performance speedup gained from parallelization
> > +
> > +## Parallel programming models
> > +
> > +Parallel programming has gained more attention in scientific computing
> > +during the 2000s and 2010s as a way to decrease program run times,
> > +making more complex analyses possible (e.g. higher resolution
> > +climate models with corresponding greater forecast skill).
> > +
> > +One of the motivations for parallel programming has been the
> > +diminishing marginal increases in single CPU performance with each new
> > +generation of CPU (as so-called "Moore's Law" slows down).  In
>
> Took out Moore's Law line, linked to Free Lunch article.
>
> @timClicks <https://github.com/timClicks> I'd like to keep the intro.
> It's only a few paragraphs and provides useful context. People are pretty
> good at skimming so they can get to the code quickly if they want.
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