So, let me get this straight …
- Java is not safe for use in servers because of GC pauses.
- And it’s not safe for use in clients because of GC pauses.
Doesn’t leave much left! 
Thanks to Greg Lindahl, founder of Blekko, for making my day. You’re The Man when it comes to performance!
Another good one that makes you pause:
- Me at ApacheCon 2009: “So how do you like programming in Java?”
- Random Attendee in Wifi tables area: “It’s great. Not sure why people gripe about memory consumption.”
- Me: “Really. Show me your Java app.”
- Random Attendee: “Well, my Macbook Air doesn’t have enough RAM.”
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Links
Apache jMeter
Distributed Testing with JMeter on EC2
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