Old Software Was Fast Because It Had No Choice
A few weeks ago we were discussing a Java component that starts a Spark cluster. Its job is mostly coordination. It starts the machinery, passes configuration around, waits for...
Articles tagged with Performance Engineering
Performance engineering essays on latency, bottlenecks, scalability, load testing, and systems that degrade under real pressure.
Why Airport Security Feels Random
I’m about to take yet another flight, this time flying to India. I’m excited, but then I can’t seem to pass the thought of why the heck security checks are so random. I had to c...
Silent Guardians of Quality
Testers are the silent guardians of software. Their work is easy to miss when they do it well. If no critical or highpriority issues reach production, people assume there was no...
Service Overload Strategies
Service overload happens a lot. If you haven't seen one, count yourself lucky. The first time I watched it take a system down, I realized how serious it’s to get the basics righ...
Java Developer vs. Software Engineer
Java developer vs. software engineer is discussed quite often, especially among programmers trying to define what truly separates a coder from an engineer. One of my friends kep...