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    Understanding Classic Java Garbage Collection

    Java Garbage Collection remains a topic of major interest even after 25 years. Many developers are still confused about the fundamentals of the topic, even of the most widely-used implementation (Parallel on Java 8).

    Ben Evans
    on May 06, 2020
  • Java

    Java InfoQ Trends Report - July 2019

    The InfoQ Java trend report provides an overview of technology adoption and commentary on how we see the Java and JVM-related space evolving in 2019. Key developments include the release of Java 13, the rise of non-HotSpot JVMs and the evolution of GraalVM, and the changing landscape of Java microservice frameworks.

    Ben Evans Erik Costlow Dustin Schultz Charles Humble
    on Jul 16, 2019
  • Java

    Book Review: Optimizing Java

    InfoQ reviewed the book Optimizing Java, a comprehensive in-depth look at performance tuning in the Java programming language written by Java industry experts, Ben Evans, James Gough and Chris Newland. InfoQ spoke to the authors for more insights on their experiences, learnings and obstacles in authoring this book.

    Michael Redlich
    on Dec 31, 2018

  • Getting Started with HotSpot and OpenJDK

    In this article, we look at the HotSpot Java Virtual Machine, and its implementation in the OpenJDK, both from a VM perspective and also in terms of its interaction with the Java class libraries.

    Ben Evans
    on Aug 27, 2013

  • Virtual Panel: Performance Tuning Face-Off

    In the world of application delivery, performance tuning still seems to elude the mainstream. InfoQ spoke to five luminaries of the performance monitoring space about why and what can be done. The result was quite an active debate. Members of the virtual panel: • Ben Evans • Charlie Hunt • Kirk Pepperdine • Martin Thompson • Monica Beckwith

    Victor Grazi
    on Jun 25, 2013

  • Memory Barriers and JVM Concurrency

    Memory barriers, or fences, are a set of processor instructions used to apply ordering limitations on memory operations. This article explains the impact memory barriers have on the determinism of multi-threaded programs. We'll look at how memory barriers relate to JVM concurrency constructs such as volatile, synchronized and atomic conditionals.

    Dennis Byrne
    on Mar 08, 2010
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