JVM Performance Engineering • Monica Beckwith & Kirk Pepperdine

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here (https://gotopia.tech/episodes/333) Monica Beckwith - Performance Engineer at Microsoft & Author of "JVM Performance Engineering" Kirk Pepperdine - Principal Java Engineer at Microsoft RESOURCES Monica https://x.com/mon_beck https://github.com/mo-beck https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicabeckwith https://www.codekaram.com Kirk https://x.com/javaperftuning https://github.com/kcpeppe https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirk-pepperdine https://www.kodewerk.com DESCRIPTION Kirk Pepperdine and Monica Beckwith delve into the evolving world of performance engineering, focusing on Monica's book, JVM Performance Engineering. They discuss key advancements in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) since JDK 8, including garbage collection and cloud-native applications. The conversation underscores the significance of experimental design and benchmarking, advocating for a collaborative approach that blends theoretical knowledge with practical application. Monica emphasizes the future of performance engineering lies in automation, AI, and machine learning, urging engineers from various disciplines to work together to navigate the complexities of distributed systems effectively. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Monica Beckwith • JVM Performance Engineering • https://amzn.to/3BkRoiO Venkat Subramaniam • Cruising Along with Java • https://amzn.to/4dFuBwU Markus Eisele & Natale Vinto • Modernizing Enterprise Java • https://amzn.to/3EsEtZ3 Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://amzn.to/3azvUy3 Joshua Bloch • Effective Java • https://amzn.to/3ygmQJt Diana Montalion • Learning Systems Thinking • https://amzn.to/3ZpycdJ Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!