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Boosting Kafka Latency Performance by 3x with Zing JVM and AutoMQ

Author: John Ceccarelli Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Why is Latency so Important to Kafka?Introduction of AutoMQIntroducing Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDKPerformance Test & Explanation Test Environment Configuration Latency: Taming the Tail CPU Utilization: Do More with Less Future Outlook Why is Latency so Important to Kafka? The importance of low latency in Kafka stems from …

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Taking Java Arrays to Another Dimension

Author: Simon Ritter Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents What is a multidimensional array in Java?Declaring a multidimensional arrayMixing Bracket PositionsCreating a multidimensional arrayDefault values in arraysUnderstanding jagged arraysUnderstanding JVM bytecodes for array creationBytecode for arrays of primitivesBytecode for arrays of objectsBytecode for multidimensional arraysPerformance considerations with multidimensional arraysBenchmarking performance differencesConcluding thoughts Explore the intricacies of Java’s …

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NLJUG Innovation Award

NLJUG INNOVATION AWARD 2025 Is your company an innovator and do you have a successful, innovative, responsible and/or large-scale project? Then this is your chance to be in the spotlight! The NLJUG Innovation Award will be presented for the seventh time during J-Fall and we are looking for the most innovative project. Every NLJUG business partner that submits a project …

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