Java EE 7 Performance Tuning and Optimization

The book adopts a step-by-step approach, starting from building the basics and adding to it gradually by using different tools and examples. The book sequence is easy to follow and all topics are fully illustrated showing you how to make good use of different performance diagnostic tools. If you are an experienced Java developer, architect, team leader, consultant, support engineer, or anyone else who needs performance tuning in your Java applications, and in particular, Java enterprise applications, this book is for you. No prior experience of performance tuning is required.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Performance Tuning; Understanding the art of performance tuning; Understanding performance issues; Classifying performance issues according to the discovery phase; Requirement phase and design-time issues; Development-time issues; Testing-time issues; Production-time issues; Classifying performance issues by the root phase; Requirement phase issues; Design/architecture phase issues; Development phase issues; Testing phase issues.

Operational and environmental-specific issuesPerformance handling tactics; Proactive measures (preventive); Reactive measures (curative); Understanding the different layers of an enterprise application; The three pillars required for performance tuning; The cycle of learning; Tune yourself before tuning the application; Be a true leader; Use your power; Be responsible; Trust your team; Keep it simple; Respect roles and responsibilities; Understand the application domain and context; Protect your reputation; Standalone applications versus web applications; The standalone application.

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