Application performance measurement and Java performance

Tip - By default Tomcat uses several log file handlers, but performance can easily be optimized by configuring the server to use only one.

Tip - JSF 2.0 has provided a variety of new configuration settings to help improve performance and aid the troubleshooting task, making the lives of software developers and quality engineers much easier.

Tip - If your organization has built up a bloated app portfolio, it's important to value each application appropriately and focus on the ones that count.

Tip - When developing applications, the response time is always an important metric. But inconsistent response times can often be more aggravating than slow sites. Make sure you take response time consistency into your application performance reviews.

Tip - Don't fall into the trap of failing to define performance requirements for your applications early on in the application lifecycle. If you follow this quick tip, you'll find that articulating your performance requirements isn't that hard.

Video - Application lifecycle management changes the way developers work when teamed with platform as a service, according to one ALM expert at JavaOne 2012.

Video Tip - The bottom line? You're either Agile or you're not, and if you're not, using water-Scrum-fall to squeeze in Agile methodologies may only create problems and resentment.

Tip - Automating Web server load balancing tasks provides high scalability for enterprise applications.

Tip - Despite differences between enterprise and mobile device development, there are still lessons to be learned from the mobile development community.

Tip - One of the problems with casting is that it does have the potential to cause a loss of precision, especially if the number that gets cast does indeed fall outside of the range of the target type. Here we will explain why this happens.