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Lock-free Algorithms

Topics
Intel,
Cloud Security,
QCon London 2012,
SOA Platforms,
Companies,
SOA,
QCon,
Performance Tuning,
Cloud Computing,
Concurrency,
Security,
Conferences,
Performance & Scalability,
Programming,
Enterprise Architecture,
Architecture,
Hardware,
Memory

Martin Thompson and Michael Barker explain how Intel x86_64 processors and their memory model work along with low-level techniques that help creating lock-free software.

LMAX - How to Do 100K TPS at Less than 1ms Latency

Topics
QCon San Francisco 2010,
Concurrency,
QCon,
Architecture,
Transactions,
Performance & Scalability,
Conferences,
Programming

Martin Thompson and Michael Barker talk about building a HPC financial system handling over 100K tps at less than 1ms latency by having a new approach to infrastructure and software. Some of the tips include: understand the platform, model the domain, create a clear separation of concerns, choose data structures wisely, and run business logic on a single thread.