Firefox Profiler Beyond the Web: IntelliJ plugin for JFR
Ever wanted to profile your application directly from your IDE? Here comes the Java JFR Profiler plugin, an open-source plugin for IntelliJ!
Performance
Why Core-to-Core Latency Matters
An initial goal of Java was to “write once, run anywhere”, but does that mean we should not be sympathetic to the hardware?
How to Run a Java Application with CRaC in a Docker Container
CRaC is an OpenJDK project developed by Azul to solve the problem of "slow" startup times of the JVM in a microservice environment.
AsyncGetStackTrace: A better Stack Trace API for the JVM
An introduction into GetStackTrace, AsyncGetCallTrace, and the history and specification of AsyncGetStackTrace.
How Does Kafka Perform When You Need Low Latency?
Kafka benchmarks aim to discuss low latency characteristics of Kafka. Instead, they appear to be configured for throughput rather than low …
Writing a Profiler from Scratch: The Profiling Loop
How do profilers like async-profiler work? How to write your own? This is the second part, covering wall-clock profiling.
Why Your Choice of JVM Matters More Than Ever
Learn why when you use hyper-optimized Java runtimes instead of vanilla OpenJDK you do less tuning and debugging!
How to Reduce Cloud Cost by 99% for EDA Kafka Applications
About 400x more instances can be run on the same hardware with Chronicle Queue for specific latency-sensitive EDA applications.
How to Leverage Method Chaining to Add Smart Message Routing
Learn how to use method chaining to add routing information to serialised data structures in a lightweight fashion!
Writing a Profiler from Scratch: Introduction
How do profilers like async-profiler work? How to write your own? This series tries to write a tiny sampling-based profiler from scratch!