Benjamin Darfler

Vert.x vs node.js simple HTTP benchmarks

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:15:12 -0400

Vert.x vs node.js simple HTTP benchmarks:

Move over script kiddies.

Goodbye global lock – MongoDB 2.0 vs 2.2

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:53:26 -0400

Goodbye global lock – MongoDB 2.0 vs 2.2:

I can’t wait for MongoDB 2.2

Applying Back Pressure When Overloaded

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:25:48 -0400

Applying Back Pressure When Overloaded:

As always, good advice from @mjpt777

How to pinpoint high CPU Java VM Threads

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:57:41 -0400

How to pinpoint high CPU Java VM Threads:

Good debugging tip

Why Quit? Because They Have Bigger Monitors

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:42:38 -0400

Why Quit? Because They Have Bigger Monitors:

Work in environments where engineers are valued.

Voldemort on Solid State Drives

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:59:19 -0400

Voldemort on Solid State Drives:

GC becomes the bottleneck when SSDs reduce the IO bottleneck.

Hotspot JVM Options - The complete reference

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:58:30 -0400

Hotspot JVM Options - The complete reference:

This might be useful at some point.

Street Photography

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:07:51 -0400

Cool, but obscure unix tools

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:28:21 -0400

Cool, but obscure unix tools:

Well worth a skim

Crash-only software: More than meets the eye

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:58:52 -0400

Crash-only software: More than meets the eye:

A great ideal to strive for

1024cores

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:07:45 -0400

1024cores:

A great resource on modern concurrency

HDFS: Hadoop and Solid State Drives

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:54:13 -0400

HDFS: Hadoop and Solid State Drives:

Its not just and Hadoop issue. Everything needs to change for SSDs.

Multithreaded File I/O

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:24:36 -0400

Multithreaded File I/O:

Good overview of all the various options with multithreaded file I/O

Street Photography

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:39:48 -0400

"A good developer has a natural, almost visceral aversion to complexity."

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:45:27 -0400

“A good developer has a natural, almost visceral aversion to complexity.”

- Complication is What Happens When You Try to Solve a Problem You Don’t Understand

vert.x – JVM Polyglot Alternative to Node.js

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:45:51 -0400

vert.x – JVM Polyglot Alternative to Node.js:

This looks interesting

Know a Delay: Nagle’s Algorithm and You.

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:38:44 -0400

Know a Delay: Nagle’s Algorithm and You.:

Nagle and TCP Delayed Ack can kill you

5 signs that you should hire a programmer on the spot

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:48:53 -0400

5 signs that you should hire a programmer on the spot:

Sounds like a good hiring process.

InfoQ: Memory Barriers and JVM Concurrency

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:02:43 -0400

InfoQ: Memory Barriers and JVM Concurrency:

Interesting dive into memory barriers on various hardware

Probabilistic Data Structures for Web Analytics and Data Mining

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:01:39 -0400

Probabilistic Data Structures for Web Analytics and Data Mining:

If only I had a use for these …