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InfoQ Talks to Azul Systems Gil Tene Part 2

In this part 2 of InfoQ's conversation with Gil Tene of Azul Systems, Gil discusses their latest engineering project aimed at bring better low-level memory layout control to Java, and the requirement modern high-performance Java applications have for this solution.

Ben Evans
on Jan 17, 2015
InfoQ Talks to Azul Systems Gil Tene about Zing, Zulu, and New Releases

Gil Tene of Azul Systems talks about shipping their Java 8 compatible release, the need for certified builds and the problem with the current approach to Java taken by Docker.

Ben Evans
on Jan 06, 2015
DukeScript: A New Attempt to Run Java Everywhere

DukeScript is a technology meant to bring Java to every client, mobile or desktop, without the need of a plug-in. In spite of its misleading name, DukeScript is not a new scripting language but an attempt to “put Java back in JavaScript”, in an attempt to fulfill the initial vision for Java: Write Once, Run Everywhere.

Abel Avram
on Oct 09, 2014
Java 8 Lambdas - A Peek Under the Hood

Java 8 was released in March 2014 and introduced lambda expressions as its flagship feature. This article sheds light on how Java 8 lambda expressions and method references are implemented under the hood, and looks at the generated bytecode and performance implications.

Richard Warburton Mario Fusco Raoul Urma
on Oct 07, 2014
Docker: Present and Future

Chris Swan presents an overview of the Docker journey so far and where it is headed along with its growing ecosystem of tools for orchestration, composition and scaling. This article provides both a business and a technical point of view on Docker and separates the hype from the reality.

Chris Swan
on Aug 31, 2014
Java

Where Has the Java PermGen Gone?

Prior to JDK8 class metadata and constants would live in an area called the “permanent generation”, contiguous with the Java heap. One problem was that If the class metadata size is beyond the allocated bounds your app would run out of memory. With the advent of JDK8 we no longer have PermGen. The space where it was held has now moved to native memory to an area known as the “Metaspace”.

Monica Beckwith
on Jul 07, 2014
Book Review: Vagrant up and running

Mitchell Hashimoto released his book "Vagrant up and running" which covers everything from basic Vagrant usage to extending its functionality. In seven chapters he explains every aspect of Vagrant - from staring a default VM to extending it via plug-ins.

Matthias Marschall
on Sep 06, 2013
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: Using Java in Low Latency Environments

Java is increasingly being used for low latency work where previously C and C++ were the de-facto choice. InfoQ brought together four experts in the field to discuss what is driving the trend, and some of the best practices when using Java in these situations.

Charles Humble
on Aug 01, 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
A Technical Overview of Moscrif – MObile SCRipting Framework

Moscrif is a cross-platform solution for mobile application development enabling developers to create native applications and games for smartphones, tablets and desktops.

Jozef Pridavok
on Dec 10, 2012
Benchmarking JVM Concurrency Options for Java, Scala and Akka

Michael Slinn examines how to benchmark JVM concurrency options for JVM-based langauges including Java and Scala.

Michael Slinn
on Apr 26, 2012