Pearson Java Performance Companion by Hunt

World-class Java performance experts present detailed information on common top-down (application-centric) tuning and bottom-up (hardware/OS centric) approaches, with solid coverage of Windows, Linux and Solaris. They show how to improve performance by applying state-of-the-art software engineering practices and how to avoid common mistakes that can lead to writing poorly performing software. Throughout, there are dozens of Java performance tips and tricks available nowhere else.

Features:

Reliable guidance on modern Java performance monitoring, profiling, Hotspot tuning and Java EE application performance tuning. Presents a well-proven methodology for identifying, isolating and fixing Java application performance issues on multicore platforms. Contains up-to-date guidance on properly utilizing Java language features to maximize performance and scalability on modern platforms. Shows how to write effective micro benchmarks and identify potential problems with them.