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Fix Java memory leaks without costly JVM heap dumps by example

By Cameron McKenzie 31 Jan 2020

You can fix your Java memory leak problem without a costly JVM heap dump. Just use Java Flight Recorder's Old Object Sample event and view the recording in JDK Mission Control. Read More

Learn how New Relic works and when to use it for IT monitoring

By Stephen J. Bigelow 05 Apr 2024

New Relic is one of many tools that can help an IT team track application performance and health. Before adoption, understand primary use cases and SaaS installation requirements. Read More

Advancing JVM performance with the LLVM compiler

By Cameron McKenzie 03 Jul 2017

In this interview with TheServerSide, Gil Tene explains how the LLVM compiler brings the JVM to a whole new level of performance. Read More

Full Java constructors tutorial

By Cameron McKenzie 12 Mar 2024

How well do you know how Java constructors work? This quick Java constructors tutorial teaches you about defaults, overloading, initializing and parameterizing constructors in Java. Read More

10 reasons to use Kotlin

By Joseph B. Ottinger 30 Aug 2023

Curious about the Kotlin language? It's an excellent choice as either a companion or alternative to Java, and offers many capabilities Java programmers wish they had all along. Read More

Elixir vs. Clojure for functional programming at scale

By Twain Taylor 30 Nov 2023

While they don't have the prestige of JavaScript or Python, Elixir and Clojure are making a name for themselves when it comes to functional programming at scale. Read More

5 ways to force Java garbage collection

15 Jan 2021

A developer can't technically force garbage collection in Java, but it can be made a priority. If you need to free up heap space, here are five ways to prioritize it in the JVM. Read More

Java garbage collection interview questions and answers

By Cameron McKenzie 19 Mar 2021

From stop-the-world events to the impact of JVM pause times, these are the Java garbage collection questions and answers developers need to know before an interview. Read More

Can JVM performance in the cloud really compete with bare-metal metrics?

By Cameron McKenzie 05 May 2017

Surely in the world of high performance computing, there is still a place for running Java on a bare-metal machine, right? Yet according to Gil Tene and Azul's JVM performance experts, they're ... Read More

Understanding the role of polymorphism in OOP

By Twain Taylor 20 Oct 2023

Polymorphism is used in OOP to allow developers to write more efficient code and redefine methods for derived classes; however, it could raise real-time performance issues. Read More