Java on Mac Catching up- April 30, 2008 I just noticed that Apple has just released a new version of the JDK 1.5 . Included in the bundle is the 1.6.0_05 64 bit release. So does this mean Mac is finally catching up. IMHO, no because I&39;m trying to look at what is happening with Java 7.http://kirk.blog-city.com/java_on_mac_catching_up.htm Upside down benchmarking- April 20, 2008 One of the more difficult puzzlers that I presented in Vegas has to do with benchmarks, or configurations that resulted in response times that went in a completely different direction than expected. For example, one application that I was working withttp://kirk.blog-city.com/upside_down_benching.htm TED releases Gore's new thinking on Climate change- April 12, 2008 TED has released Al Gore&39;s session at their last conference. In that video he shows the amount of ice loss from the Northern ice cap. Al show evidence that the remaining summer ice pack could be gone with-in five years. He also compares Earth tohttp://kirk.blog-city.com/ted_releases_gores_new_thinking_on_climate_change.htm Measuring Serialization- April 9, 2008 Last night I spoke at the Paris JUG. The location was quite interesting, a smallish theater in the back of a store that sold art, lamp oils and other things. At first I thought I was in the wrong place. Even many of the attendees had to be coaxed inthttp://kirk.blog-city.com/measuring_serialization.htm Can I Bench With Virtualization- April 7, 2008 Can I run a benchmark using virtualization is a question that I&39;ve been asked on a number of occasions. The short answer is, no, you can&39;t. The first hint that virtualization wasn&39;t going to be an option was when I first installed VMWarehttp://kirk.blog-city.com/can_i_bench_with_virtualization.htm So you want to write a micro benchmark- April 3, 2008 While listening on a thread between Charles Nutter and David Rose, this link popped up. It is a list of things you need to consider when constructing a microbenchmark.At the moment I am throughly convinced that the only useful thing that can come frhttp://kirk.blog-city.com/so_you_want_to_write_a_micro_benchmark.htm TSSJS Vegas and Other Stuff- April 2, 2008 Thursday wrapped up my time at TSSJS. I did my puzzlers talk with Brian. It was difficult to imagine how the puzzlers would work and though I see room for improvements, it worked well enough that I will do it again. Having Brian to banter back and fohttp://kirk.blog-city.com/tssjs_vegas_and_other_stuff.htm |