Most Java developers who come from a C/C++ background have probably at one time wished for a Java equivalent of sizeof(). Although Java lacks a true sizeof() equivalent, the Instrumentation interface ...
Java performance programming: Read the whole series! Part 1. Learn how to reduce program overhead and improve performance by controlling object creation and garbage collection Part 2. Reduce overhead ...
In the last year or two, interest in "alternative" languages on top of the Java Virtual Machine has grown exponentially, to the point where three languages were blessed with official acceptance in the ...