Java Performance Myths Set Straight

Urban legends are kind of like mind viruses; even though we know they are probably not true, we often can’t resist the urge to retell them (and thus infect other gullible “hosts”) because they make for such good storytelling. Most urban legends have some basis in fact, which only makes them harder to stamp out. Unfortunately, many pointers and tips about Java performance tuning are a lot like urban legends — someone, somewhere, passes on a “tip” that has (or had) some basis in fact, but through its continued retelling, has lost what truth it once contained.

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