500 virtual Linux devices on ARM 64

This is the first part of an experimental journey as I explore how many instances of my favorite IoT framework I can run on the 192 core Ampere One. Background I work on the Nerves project which is an IoT framework providing best-practice underpinnings and support so that you can build your IoT hubs, smart thermostats and the like with a safe and productive high-level language on a runtime known…