Thursday, August 27, 2009

Real World Web: Performance & Scalability

Real World Web: Performance & Scalability

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Benchmarks in java

First one deals with all the nasty and important details one has to consider to start benchmarking (compiler optimizations, JVM specifics, etc) and gives an example of how they can bite you in your behind. Second one is a real-life example of an attempt of performance analysis that at first glance appears reasonable. After a close look it turns out to have tons of problems and flaws that basically obscure the intended measurements.