Interview with Kirk Pepperdine on system performance tuning for Java applications.
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Feature Interview
Kirk
Pepperdine has been working in high performance and distributed
computing for nearly 20 years. His focus has primarily been on
performance, working on architecting, developing, and tuning
applications running on Cray and other high performance computing
platforms.
Kirk
now specialises in Java, where he works in all aspects of performance
and tuning in each phase of a project life cycle. Author, speaker,
consultant, Kirk was recognised as a Java Champion in 2006 in
recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Java community. Kirk
holds a diploma in Biochemistry from Algonquin College and a BA in Math
from Carleton University.
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