Performance
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Core Java
Investigating Memory Leaks Part 2 – Analysing the Problem
The first blog in this mini-series looked at creating a very leaky sample application, so that we can investigate techniques…
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Core Java
(Part 1 of 3): Synopsis of articles & videos on Performance tuning, JVM, GC in Java, Mechanical Sympathy, et al
I have been contemplating for a number of months about reviewing a cache of articles and videos on topics like Performance…
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Core Java
Investigating Memory Leaks Part 1 – Writing Leaky Code
I found this little problem the other day: there’s this server that runs for a while and then falls over.…
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DevOps
How to Optimize Your Website for Speed
Hey guys! Today we have a guest post about some tips on how to speed up your website! He’s currently working…
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Core Java
Why we shouldn’t use more threads than we need to
Overview There is a common argument that because we have lots of cores, and will have even more in the…
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Core Java
Scalable Counters For Multi Core
Counters are required everywhere , for e.g. to find key KPI of application, load on application, total number of request…
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Core Java
Dealing With Slow Resource Leaks
Finding resource leaks using Java-monitor Finding slow resource leaks is key to keeping your application servers up and running for…
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Enterprise Java
Optimizing Java Serialization – Java vs XML vs JSON vs Kryo vs POF
Perhaps I’m naive, but I always thought Java serialization must surely be the fastest and most efficient way to serialize…
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Enterprise Java
Batch Writing, and Dynamic vs Parametrized SQL, how well does your database perform?
One of the most effective database optimizations is batch writing. Batch writing is supported by most modern databases and part…
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