• · Performance considerations while working with Strings and …
  By vogella
  Strings are very frequently used in Java programs. This blog post tries to explain what a programmer needs to consider from a performance point of view. It will also explain in what situations you should use StringBuilder instead of …

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• · Groovy’s SQL Switch: A Powerful Tool In The Quest For A Truly Real …
  By Jason Kincaid
  … of the processing costs for the competing technologies below). The new software runs on special Intel boxes, with performance that the company says matches 100 standard SQL servers. For more, you can check out the full product spec sheet here. … Did they have to give it the same name as one of the main dynamic languages for Java? reply · Dan Grossman (@w3roi) – July 23rd, 2009 at 3:19 am PDT. Good to see they’re still going after almost having their code stolen. …

• · Borland Adapts Silk Test Suite For Agile Development
  InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
  By Charles Babcock Borland has adapted its Silk line of software testing tools to better accommodate modern development methods, particularly Agile-style …