Twin Cities Software Symposium
October 23 - 24, 2015
How a Compiler Works -- and Why It Matters to You
Friday - Oct 23 4:45 PM CDT - SALON B
To write efficient SQL, you need to understand SQL execution plans. And to write efficient Java, you need to understand the JVM's execution plan.
In this talk, you'll learn how the JVM's Just-in-Time compiler analyzes Java code. Then we'll go through an example in detail to see how code optimization really works.
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.