Here at Azul, our primary focus is on figuring out how to make the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as fast as possible. If you look at what the JVM does for Java application code there are three main areas of functionality, all of which affect the performance of applications: Memory management (including the Garbage Collector)
Developing with Zing: Overview Azul gets asked frequently whether Zing–which is a by design a great production JVM on the server–would also satisfy a developer use case for Java applications. Typically, this means putting Zing onto a laptop or desktop and running developer IDEs and tools. Fortunately, several factors are converging to make Zing in
Earlier this week, I delivered a webinar entitled, “The Future of Garbage Collection in Java”. The premise of this session was to look at how things will change from a GC perspective in JDK 9 and then look a little further into the future at what research is being conducted in this area (specifically project
Last week I was at the Voxxed Days Bristol event, which was as enjoyable as last year. Bristol appears to have a lot of developers, and there is clearly a thriving startup community there. As ever, there is plenty of interest in Java. Originally, I had been scheduled to deliver my talk on “55 new Features in
Last week I was in Atlanta for the Devnexus conference. This is a well-regarded conference that has been running since 2009, but it was the first time I’d had an opportunity to attend. I delivered two presentations, both of which were new material: “It’s Java Jim, But Not As We Know It” and “55 New
I’ve written a couple of blogs in the past about jHiccup, which is a really useful tool for looking at the performance of the platform your Java application is running on. jHiccup can show you things like the real impact of garbage collection pauses on your application. Recently, however, I found another use for it,
One of the things I love about my job is the fact that I get to meet developers from all over the world. A while back I sat down and figured out that, during my career, I’ve spoken about Java to audiences in 57 countries (and I’m always looking for new places to go).
This week we had one of the three face-to-face meetings that the JCP executive committee (EC) has each year. This is only my second meeting of this format; despite my long history with Java it’s interesting to see the way things work from this perspective. Since the minutes of the meeting have not yet
Many years ago, when I was working at Sun doing Java Evangelism, a friend of mine bought me a genuine crystal ball. He said I was always trying to tell people about the future of Java, so I might as well be appropriately equipped. Since this is the first week of 2017 (happy new
An article was published recently in The Register, that has raised concerns about the licensing implications of using Oracle’s Java offerings. Many end-users have expressed concerns about whether they need to pay to use Java. To help resolve some of this confusion Oracle’s Java Platform Group, Product Management team posted a blog entry describing their
Java is the most popular application development platform on the planet, but that doesn’t always mean its simple to understand. Certainly not from the point of view of performance. Unlike most other platforms there is the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that introduces an additional layer between your application code and the physical machine on which
“Windows NT addresses 2 Gigabytes of RAM, which is more than any application will ever need.” – Microsoft, on the development of Windows NT, 1992 Whilst the above quote is clearly no longer true, one of the misconceptions I often come across when talking to people about Azul’s Zing JVM is how much memory it
