Eye on Java performance Improvements

An anonymous reader writes "Performance. It's the one aspect of the Java platform that continually takes abuse. But the overwhelming success of the platform on other fronts makes performance issues worth serious investigation. In this article, Intrepid optimizers Jack Shirazi and Kirk Pepperdine, Director and CTO of JavaPerformanceTuning.com, look at compilation speed, exceptions, and heap size tuning."

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Free Java Performance Tips

[LarryRiedel]

• Try never to use java.lang.String.
• Try not to use synchronized.
• Try not to use java.io.* or java.net.* if there is something in java.nio.* that be used instead.
• Try not to create objects.

Larry

Re:Optimize your way to ugly APIs

[pmz]

Deal with functionality first, and only worry about performance if and when it's a problem.

But, then, how can we have flamewars about each J2EE vs. .NET report that comes out?!?!?