Many new Java runtime optimizations report relatively small, single-digit performance improvements. On modern virtual and actual hardware, however, the performance impact of an op...
This paper presents a benchmarking suite that measures the performance of using sockets and eXtensible Markup Language remote procedure calls (XML-RPC) to exchange intra-node mess...
Philip F. Burdette, William F. Jones, Brian C. Blo...
The decentralized process of configuring enterprise applications is complex and error-prone, involving multiple participants/roles and numerous configuration changes across multipl...
Jules White, Douglas C. Schmidt, Krzysztof Czarnec...
Advances in Internet and the availability of powerful computers and high-speed networks have propitiated the rise of Grids. The scheduling of applications is complex in Grids due ...
Analysis and design by contract allows the definition of a formal agreement between a class and its clients, expressing each party’s rights and obligations. Contracts written in ...
Wojciech J. Dzidek, Lionel C. Briand, Yvan Labiche