Java™ Performance

Preface

Welcome to the definitive reference on Java performance tuning!

This book offers Java performance tuning advice for both Java SE and Java EE applications. More specifically, it offers advice in each of the following areas: performance monitoring, profiling, tuning the Java HotSpot VM (referred to as HotSpot VM hereafter), writing effective benchmarks, and Java EE application performance tuning. Although several Java performance books have been written over the years, few have packed the breadth of information found in this book. For example, the topics covered in this book include items such as an introduction into the inner workings of a modern Java Virtual Machine, garbage collection tuning, tuning Java EE applications, and writing ...