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Effective Java Profiling With Open Source Tools

In this example-driven article, Joachim Haagen Skeie walks you step by step through using open source tools like JMap, VisualVM, BTrace, and EurekaJ to get under the hood of your running Java apps to effectively diagnose performance and memory problems.

Joachim Haagen Skeie
on Sep 28, 2011
Resilient Security Architecture

In this IEEE article, author John Diamant talks about how to improve security quality of software applications using a proactive approach with techniques like Security requirements gap analysis and Architectural threat analysis in the early phases of software development life cycle.

John Diamant
on Sep 27, 2011
Organizational Culture and Agile: Does it fit?

Recently, Agile Coach Michael Sahota has been exploring the impacts of organizational culture on Agile transformations. We caught up with Michael and asked him to answer a few questions for our readers.

Todd Charron
on Sep 26, 2011
Discover Recording JVM Debuggers

A debugger is a great tool for examining the internal state of an application, reproducing however a specific issue is a completely different matter. Fully replicating the production environment into a staging area might even be a feat on its own. Meet recording debuggers that remove all the guesswork and extra effort by monitoring the application in production and knowing exactly what happened.

Kostis Kapelonis
on Sep 23, 2011
Virtual Panel: SOA and Cloud Computing

SOA and Cloud computing experts discuss relationships between SOA and Cloud computing, principles and technologies they can/should share, the applications that can best leverage combining SOA and Cloud computing and the things that are the most important for Cloud computing success.

Boris Lublinsky
on Sep 22, 2011
Multi-Process Node.js: Motivations, Challenges and Solutions

Although Node.js doesn’t expose traditional threads or bother directly with issues like multiple-processor concurrency, these issue do arise in production environments. InfoQ has conducted a virtual panel with the creators of Node.js projects that deal with these concerns.

Dio Synodinos
on Sep 21, 2011
F# mobile development with WebSharper

Functional programming languages can lead to novel ways of thinking about application development. There is just something about using a different paradigm that puts engineering problems into a new context. In such a spirit, Adam Granicz shows how F# and WebSharper can be used to tame mobile development.

Adam Granicz
on Sep 20, 2011
Active Architecture for Agile Projects

Active Architecture is a type of documentation that helps to bridge the gap between User Stories in Agile Projects and large design deliverables on Traditional projects. It leverages the power and simplicity of User Stories. Unlike traditional design documentation that defines the structure or passive state of the design, Active Architecture defines the actions or active state of the design.

Terry Bunio
on Sep 19, 2011
Patterns for Continuous Delivery

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to implementing Continuous Delivery. The number and composition of the teams will greatly affect what options are available and what trade-offs need to be made. Staff editor Jonathan Allen reflects on some of the patterns he has observed over the last 15 years.

Jonathan Allen
on Sep 15, 2011
A Discussion With Neal Gafter on the Future of Java

Microsoft's Neal Gafter, who was primary designer and implementer of the Java SE 4 and 5 language enhancements and now works for Microsoft on .NET platform languages, discusses the impact of Oracle's acquisition of Sun on Java,makes the case for adding segmented stacks and a meta-object protocol to Java,, and offers some insights into how Java and C#/.NET compare.

Charles Humble
on Sep 14, 2011
Liz Keogh: 10 years of Agile - the Prophecy of Failure, and the Failure of Prophecy

Liz Keogh, recipient of the Gordon Pask award in 2010, discusses the predictions of Agile as a fad and how the movement has stood the test of time over the last ten years. She warns against complacency and of ignoring the manifesto value of "individuals and interactions over processes and tools" in our examination of Agile principles and practices - Agile itself must evolve to remain relevant.

Shane Hastie
on Sep 13, 2011
Controlling and Steering Open Source Projects

Open source software has become an important part of the software business. In this IEEE article, author Dirk Riehle discusses how the commercial software firms can control or steer open source software projects to meet their business needs. He talks about how these firms depend on open source and how they manage that dependency to meet their business goals.

Dirk Riehle
on Sep 12, 2011

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