At Chronicle we build applications that must process very high numbers of events with minimum latency. Generating unique IDs for these events using the traditional method of UUIDs introduces an unacceptable time overhead into our applications, so an alternative approach is needed. I recently wrote an article on how timestamps can be used as unique identifiers, as they are much …

Hi everyone, welcome to our May update for Visual Studio Code Java! In this article, we have tons of new features covering performance improvement, user experience as well as Spring Boot integration, so let’s get started! Built-in Java Profile Templates in VS Code Profiles is a recent feature from VS Code that allows you to quickly switch your editor extensions, settings, …

We’re excited to introduce you to Chris Newland, an industry veteran and dedicated JVM performance specialist. Chris has a long-standing history of contributing to the Java community with open-source tools aimed at enhancing Java and JVM understanding. Among his well-known tools is JITWatch, which has gained significant recognition and use in the JVM community. In this conversation, we delve into …