(Ben Evans) In Java 8, the default garbage collector for the HotSpot VM for the old generation is called ParallelOld. In Java 11, this default has been changed to the G1 collector instead.
Other News
What is (local)?
(Kenneth Fisher) When connecting to a SQL Server instance sometimes you’ll see (local), localhost or even just a single period (hard to display here in an obvious way).
How to implement Data-Driven Apps – Using many Single Purpose Database or with a single Converged Database?
(Maria Colgan) There is an on-going debate in our community about the best approach for developing cloud-native or data-driven apps.
SQL Server 2019 Transact-SQL optimization tips (Part 2)
SQL Server 2019 Transact-SQL optimization tips (Part 2) Try to avoid using the DISTINCT clause, whenever possible. The DISTINCT clause should only be used if you know that duplicate returned rows are a possibility. Because using the DISTINCT clause will result in some performance degradation, you should use this clause only when it is necessary. Consider using a MAXDOP option...
Our first Zowe Desktop App
(Roy Boxwell) Are you interested in writing a zowe desktop application?
ASP.NET Core – Accessing Configuration Settings From Appsettings.json File
(Rahul) Keeping configurations and reading them at runtime is an essential part of any application.
SQL SERVER – SSMS – SET ROWCOUNT – Real-World Story
(Pinal Dave) Today, I have a very interesting scenario while I was working with my client on the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. Let us today talk about SSMS Query Execution configuration for SQL Server where SET ROWCOUNT settings gave us an interesting challenge with query tuning.
Logging all MySQL queries into the Slow Log
(Federico Razzoli) MySQL optionally logs slow queries into the Slow Query Log – or just Slow Log, as friends call it. However, there are good reasons to log all the queries, not just some of them.
New for VS Code: MongoDB, Kite AI-Powered JavaScript Completions
(David Ramel) This week sees several significant additions to the Visual Studio Code ecosystem: an update to the Python extension; the popular open source MongoDB database; and AI-powered JavaScript code completions from Kite.
The Affect Of File-IO On Performance Experimentation In Docker And Lucee CFML
(Ben Nadel) Ever since I learned that Lucee CFML supports parallel array iteration, I’ve been itching to find a good place to really leverage it. And, recently, it occurred to me that I might be able to use it to boost PDF generation at InVision.