RSS Digest: Week Ending 16-Sep-2011

Java

Quick tips for improving Java apps performance
http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2011/09/quick-tips-for-improving-java-apps.html

JSR-133 Java Memory Model and Thread 1.0 PRD 1.0 Public Review Draft
http://download.oracle.com/otndocs/jcp/memory_model-1.0-prd-oth-G-F/

Java concurrency
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/training/kp/j-kp-concurrency/index.html?ca=drs-

Adventures with AtomicLong
http://mechanical-sympathy.blogspot.com/2011/09/adventures-with-atomiclong.html

Client-Side Improvements in Java 6 and Java 7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/javaclient-484666.html

Memory alignment in C, C++ and Java
http://vanillajava.blogspot.com/2011/09/memory-alignment-in-c-c-and-java.html

C++

C++11 is now official
http://c-plusplus.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:c11-is-now-official&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

Technology

Stack frame layout on x86-64
http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/09/06/stack-frame-layout-on-x86-64/

Windows Dev Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

Delivering fast boot times in Windows 8
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/08/delivering-fast-boot-times-in-windows-8.aspx

AMD Ships First “Bulldozer” Processors
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AMD-Ships-First-Bulldozer-iw-1483835751.html?x=0

10 Technical Papers Every Programmer Should Read (At Least Twice)
http://blog.fogus.me/2011/09/08/10-technical-papers-every-programmer-should-read-at-least-twice/

Intel’s 22nm Ivy Bridge architecture: full details
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369901/intel-s-22nm-ivy-bridge-architecture-full-details

Deep Inside Intel’s ‘Ivy Bridge’ Chip
http://insidehpc.com/2011/09/15/deep-inside-intels-ivy-bridge-chip/