RSS Digest: Week Ending 04-May-2012

Java

Scala or Java? Exploring myths and facts
http://www.infoq.com/articles/scala-java-myths-facts

Azul Launches Zing 5.2 JVM With Support for Ubuntu Linux
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Azul-Launches-Zing-52-JVM-With-Support-for-Ubuntu-Linux-885879/

Java Developers Resource Center
http://www.javacodegeeks.com/p/resources.html

Programming

Reactor
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/PDF/reactor-siemens.pdf

Linux

Linux profiling with Perf
https://code.google.com/p/kernel/wiki/PerfUserGuide

The 2012 Top 7 Best Linux Distributions for You
https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/571815:the-2012-top-7-best-linux-distributions-for-you

Ubuntu 12.04 vs. Windows 7: Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge Loses On Linux
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_ivybridge_winlin&num=1

HFT

Dynamical Models of Market Impact and Algorithms for Order Execution
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2034178

Public News Arrival and Cross-Asset Correlation Breakdown: Implications for Algorithmic Trading
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2023079