Interesting Links Oct 2011
High Performance Java
- Not exactly lightweight reading but one of the most detailed and influential papers on tuning your software for processing efficiency: What Developers Should Understand About Memory
- If you read the above and want to put some of it into action then VTune should be your next port of call. Diagnostic software for CPU cache hits etc: VTune™ Amplifier XE 2011 from Intel – Intel® Software Network
- When it really won’t go any faster, look at the Assembler: Deep dive into assembly code from Java | Java.net
- In anticipation of G1 (in case they ever get it finished) here’s the original paper with anticipated performance figures: G1 paper with figures
- A different approach to GC using processor specific minor collections (in Haskell): Multicore Garbage Collection with Local Heaps
Distributed Data Storage:
- The new Oracle NoSQL database – this is the best article I’ve read summarising it’s position in the market: DBMS Musings: Overview of the Oracle NoSQL Database
- The official Oracle NoSQL Whitepaper: Oracle NoSQL Database White Paper
- An interesting approach to data storage: an FPGA based data warehouse: FPGA Data Warehouse
- Google’s interesting SQL wrapped MapReduce framework: Tenzing A SQL Implementation On The MapReduce Framework
Distributed Computing:
- The Actors Model – just in case you’re not familiar with it: Actors model for distribution
- Gluster – an open source distributed file system: Gluster
- Running Cuda natively on x86 processors: Running CUDA Code Natively on x86 Processors | Dr Dobb’s Journal
Coherence related:
- Thinking about using 64bit JVMs with compressed pointers : 32-bit or 64-bit JVM? How about a Hybrid?
- Using different caches for read and write. A sensible pattern for Cohernece implementation: Alexey Ragozin’s Blog
- OCZ Z-Drive – an interesting and competitively priced alternative to FusionIO:
Just Interesting:
- The architecture of the transputer. An interesting reflection on a couple of Bristol’s finest exports (other than Portishead): the Transputer and the Occum programming language. David May, parallel processing pioneer • reghardware
- Is your brain like an Iphone? Is Your Brain Like an iPhone? Which App is Running Now? – Novato, CA Patch
- Just be still for once: No Shame in Stillness « Under the Apricot Tree
- Of the huge amount of writing about Steve Jobs I thought the Economist’s coverage was the best: Steve Jobs: The magician | The Economist
- Scott Marcar’s thought prevoking dialog on technology through a financial crisis: The Long Haul: Scott Marcar Leads RBS’ Tech Team Through the Financial Crisis- WatersTechnology.com
- Short but thought provoking article on company culture: Why You Should Question Your Culture – Ron Ashkenas – Harvard Business Review
Comments are closed
Comments are currently closed on this entry.