Greater Atlanta Software Symposium
September 21 - 23, 2012
Introduction to Virtual Machines and Interpreters
Saturday - Sep 22 1:30 PM EDT - Salon E
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the virtual machines and
interpreters that we use every day?
In this session, you'll see some of the inner workings of Python, PHP, Java, and JavaScript and learn that at the lowest level these languages really are not as different as they may seem.
An overview of the basic parts of a virtual machine and interpreter that compares and contrasts the different approaches taken by different modern languages.
Douglas Hawkins
Lead Developer Java Performance Monitoring at Datadog
About Douglas Hawkins
Douglas Hawkins has been passionately developing software for the past 20 years.
Throughout Doug's career, he has focused on creating performance intensive applications
in Java ranging from bioinformatics to financial exchanges.
After 10 years as a Java developer, Doug transitioned to working on Azul's Java Virtual Machine.
Today, Doug continues his interest in building performance tools for developers as the
Lead Developer of Datadog's Java Application Performance Monitoring.
While Doug's passion for developing software remains, his true passion is in sharing his
interest in low-level details and JVM performance with others.