RSS Digest: Week Ending 11-Nov-2011

Java

Comparing Java 7 Garbage Collectors Under Extreme Load
http://nerds-central.blogspot.com/2011/11/comparing-java-7-garbage-collectors.html

Reasons to prefer logback over log4j
http://logback.qos.ch/reasonsToSwitch.html

Locks & Condition Variables – Latency Impact
http://mechanical-sympathy.blogspot.com/2011/11/locks-condition-variables-latency.html

Minimize Garbage Generation: GC is your Friend, not your Servant
https://blogs.oracle.com/dholmes/entry/minimize_garbage_generation

Technology

Enabling HPC (High Performance Computing) with InfiniBand in Java™ Applications
http://blogs.oracle.com/middlewareplace/entry/enabling_high_performance_computing_with

List of freely available programming books
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-available-programming-books/