JVM
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Core Java
Minimize Java Memory Usage with the Right Garbage Collector
Size matters when it comes to software. It has become clear that using small pieces within the microservice architecture delivers…
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Core Java
How to shoot yourself in the foot building a Java Agent
Over the years of building Plumbr, we have encountered many challenging problems. Among others, making the Plumbr Java Agent perform…
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Core Java
JVM Statistics with jstat
I have written about several command-line tools provided with the Oracle and/or OpenJDK Java Development Kits (JDKs) in the past,…
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Enterprise Java
Java RAM Usage in Containers: Top 5 Tips Not to Lose Your Memory
In this article, we would like to share specifics of Java memory management and elasticity inside containers that are not…
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Core Java
Java Garbage Collectors: When Will G1GC Force CMS Out?
In JEPs proposed to target JDK 9 (2017/4/4), Mark Reinhold has written that JEP 291 (“Deprecate the Concurrent Mark Sweep…
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Core Java
How Java’s Built-In Garbage Collection Will Make Your Life Better (Most of the Time)
Discover faster, more efficient performance monitoring with an enterprise APM product learning from your apps. Take the AppDynamics APM Guided…
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Core Java
Generational disparity in garbage collection
For the last year, I have been helping the startup Instana to create a Java agent that traces executions within…
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Core Java
APM for the Non-Java Guru: What leak?
Solve App Problems 10x Faster with AppDynamics – Monitor production apps at code-level depth with minimal overhead. Start a FREE…
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Core Java
Running -XX:CompileCommand on Windows
The HotSpot JVM provides several command-line arguments related to Just In Time (JIT) compilation. In this post, I look at…
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