After a brief introduction to a methodology to performance tune Java applications, the audience will guide me through the steps needed to tune an application. The application models performance problems that are common in real world applications. During the session, I will introduce a number of tools designed to expose causal code paths for each specific problem.
Kirk works for Kodewerk as a consultant offering Java performance-related services and training. He has developed and tuned applications written in C/C++, Smalltalk, and a variety of other languages. Kirk has written many articles and spoken at several conferences on the subject of performance tuning. He helped evolve http://www.javaperformancetuning.com as a resource for performance tuning tips and information. Recently he founded jClarity which is focused on building better performance diagnostic tooling.
