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Optimizing Without Breaking a Sweat

Working with DreamWorks Animation, several Intel employees developed an innovative technique for optimizing common Linux bottlenecks without any source or build system changes. To do it, they used LD_PRELOAD to

Performance Testing in Agile Environments

Performance testing should never be an afterthought in the development process, but incorporating it into Agile processes can be difficult. Developers must consider service-level objectives, focused performance testing, test data

Location-Aware App Review

In a recent report, Skyhook found more than 6,000 location-aware apps for the iPhone, 900 for Android, and 300 for Blackberry. However, only 43 of apps worked cross-platform. Not surprisingly,

Software Implementation Revolutionized

Deploying and maintaining enterprise applications is both challenging and time-consuming, but software appliances can change that. With an appliance, enterprises can quickly and easily deploy a pre-configured, optimized appliance with

Get to Know Apache Click

The Apache Click Web application framework allows developers to create Java-based Web apps quickly. In part, Apache Click is fast because it doesn’t require the use of JSPs or MVC