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With various exascale systems in different countries planned over the next three to five years, develo** application software for such unprecedented computing capabilities and parallel scaling becomes a major challenge. In this study, we start our discussion with the current 125-Pflops Sunway TaihuLight system in China and its related application challenges and solutions. Based on our current experience with Sunway TaihuLight, we provide a projection into the next decade and discuss potential challenges and possible trends we would probably observe in future high performance computing software.
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Yang, GW., Fu, HH. Application software beyond exascale: challenges and possible trends. Frontiers Inf Technol Electronic Eng 19, 1267–1272 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1631/FITEE.1800459
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