GC tuning

Good article about GC tuning:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/gc-tuning-5-138395.html#0.0.0.When%20to%20Use%20the%20Throughput%20Collector|outline

JAVA opts to get the gc dat : JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -verbose:gc -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -XX:+PrintGCDetails -Xloggc:/root/gc.log"

Mono on RHEL5

Install Mono on RHEL5

Create the file "/etc/yum.repos.d/mono.repo" and add the following lines:

[Mono]
name=Mono Stack (RHEL_5)
type=rpm-md
baseurl=http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Mono/RHEL_5/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Mono/RHEL_5/repodata/repomd.xml.key
enabled=1

Enter the following command to install Mono:

# yum install mono-complete 

SOA Symposium

I'll be talking at the first international SOA Symposium in Amsterdam (October 7-8 2008).
Mark,
Jim
and Thomas will be around!

AMQP distributed transaction support

I have added material on the AMQ transaction SIG wiki pages regarding distributed transaction support.

The proposal has been approved by AMQP PMC and will therefore be added in the next version of the specifications.

Transactional metaphore

I just read this quote on Mark’s blog “Transactions and cars”. I really think that Mark has found a fantastic metaphor for explaining why transactions and recovery are important.

I have joined Red Hat

I haven't blogged for ages but things have changed quickly. I have recently joined Red Hat as principal software engineer. I have joined the AMQP/Qpid team with a prior focus on distributed transactions. This is a young and motivated team. I am currently working remote but I should join the main part of team in Boston sooner or later.

Le Touquet

I am just back from “Le Touquet”.
This is a great holiday resort that I highly recommend if you love vast sandy beaches.