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Async file IO with Java and io_uring

Author: David Vlijmincx Original post on Foojay: Read More When I first started exploring Virtual Threads in Java, I wanted to understand everything about them like, performance characteristics, when they yield, and limitations. This journey led me to an interesting challenge about file I/O operations. These operations cause Virtual Threads to become “pinned” to platform threads, limiting their effectiveness for …

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Luminis challenges you: AWS GameDay on June 16

On Monday June 16, Luminis hosts a AWS GameDay at the AWS office in Amsterdam. The GameDay is an interactive team-based learning exercise designed to give participants the chance to put their AWS skills to the test. Most importantly, it is an extremely fun way to learn collaboratively. Want to take on the challenge individually or as a team? Register …

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Optimizing the Garbage Collector when Migrating Cloud Workloads

Author: Kieran Hejmadi Original post on Foojay: Read More Introduction to Java on Arm You might associate Arm primarily with smartphones and the Java-based Android runtime. However, OpenJDK has supported AArch64 on Linux since 2014— before Arm-based cloud instances were widely available. Fast forward a decade and major cloud providers have their own Arm-based instances like AWS Graviton, Microsoft Azure …

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