JVM performance tuning

Within a Java-based system, a lot of responsibility is put on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to make sure the application runs smoothly and reliably. JVM performance tuning issues are therefore of paramount concern to any Java developer. Application Performance Monitoring systems, interception, triage and collection each play an important role. In this section find news, research and tutorials on how to better understand JVM performance tuning, and get tips and advice for diagnosing and fixing JVM performance tuning more effectively. The JVM must be carefully monitored and attended to for optimum performance.

December 01, 2018 01 Dec'18
What is a lambda expression and from where did the term 'lambda' elute?

What is a 'lambda function' and more importantly, where did the term 'lambda expression' come from? Here we look at the basics of lambda functions in Java and computer science.
October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17
Java SE 9 approaches Atari-like performance at JavaOne 2017

As things get better, they often get slower, making better things worse. Far too often, that’s how things work in the tech sector, which is why I’m glad to see the architects of Java SE 9 bucking ...
July 03, 2017 03 Jul'17
Advancing JVM performance with the LLVM compiler

In this interview with TheServerSide, Gil Tene explains how the LLVM compiler brings the JVM to a whole new level of performance.
May 05, 2017 05 May'17
Can JVM performance in the cloud really compete with bare-metal metrics?

Surely in the world of high performance computing, there is still a place for running Java on a bare-metal machine, right? Yet according to Gil Tene and Azul's JVM performance experts, they're ...

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