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Java theory and practice: Urban performance legends (IBM developerWorks)

Brian Goetz looks at Java performance issues on IBM's developerWorks. "Unfortunately, many pointers and tips about Java performance tuning are a lot like urban legends -- someone, somewhere, passes on a "tip" that has (or had) some basis in fact, but through its continued retelling, has lost what truth it once contained. This month, Brian Goetz examines some of these urban performance legends and sets the record straight."
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