In the latest QGIS Podcast, Tim Sutton interviews Martin Dobias, a core developer of QGIS. Martin discusses recent developments in the QGIS project such as multithreaded rendering, python bindings and improved symbology. Multithreaded rendering, due out with QGIS 2.4, releases the full potential of modern multicore CPUs, resulting in improved responsiveness and a substantial speed-up in map rendering speed.
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