§ ramblings

vivekhaldar:

I just finished “The Computer Boys Take Over”, by Nathan Ensmenger. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and learned a lot from it. I would strongly recommend it. (Book blog)

The author delves into the history of programming as a profession, and also the question of whether it is a…

BigCache:

BigCache addresses this problem by persisting the cached data in memory within the same JVM process, but outside the JVM heap. This prevents the Garbage Collector from interacting with the cache’s memory zone, allowing the JVM heap size to be scaled based on processing needs only….

C’è una meta per il vento dell’inverno: il rumore del mare.

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Ikenishi Gonsui 1650-1722

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