Application performance measurement and Java performance

Application performance measurement is an important part of testing and refining a Java application. Performance and metrics standards help developers and QA teams make sure the application meets expectations and will function properly once it is deployed. In this section on software performance measurement, learn techniques to measure Java performance and application performance effectively and read news about trends in Java metrics.

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Recursion vs Iteration: What's the difference?

This Java recursion tutorial shows you how to create a recursive Java factorial function and compares these methods to iterative ones.
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
Five examples of recursion in Java

We often debate the merits of iterative vs recursive Java code. Let’s take a look at 5 Java recursion examples and see where the concept of recursion fits.
May 07, 2020 07 May'20
Oracle's Project Leyden uses static images to ease Java pain

Oracle's new Project Leyden introduces static images to help ease long-standing Java language shortcomings such as slow startup times and unwieldy footprints.
February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20
Top 5 benefits of client-side rendering frameworks

As the name of this site implies, we're big advocates of server-side technologies. But we also recognize that integrating client-side technologies into the web architecture can be advantageous as ...

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