Monthly Archives: January 2006
Winter Mystery Bloomer
I don’t know this bush is, but anything that blooms in January with such a fragile-looking flower deserves some recognition.
JDBC Providers for JSPWiki 2.3.72
The WikiPageProvider interface for JSPWiki has changed again with version 2.3.72, so I’ve updated the JDBC providers which I sort of maintain. 2.3.72 is still in alpha, and I’m not familiar with the new authentication features, which may be limiting … Continue reading
Checking Range Check Elimination, Part 2
I’ve updated the article on the range check elimination optimization in Java. I added a case that provided a hint to the JIT which helps when the index is otherwise too complex for the JIT to realize that the range … Continue reading
Checking Range Check Elimination, Part 1
I’ve started an article of my investigations into the range check elimination optimization in Java. The optimization aims to reduce unnecessary array subscript index checking, but I haven’t found many details on when the JIT compiler will apply the optimization, … Continue reading
Better Buddy System
I recently saw a Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa go on a field trip. The teacher pairs up students to use the buddy system to make sure know one gets left behind. Bart and Lisa are buddies and they … Continue reading
Previous Life: GreasePencil and KISRs
When I was a freelance programmer in the ’90s, one of my larger projects was Mac medical imaging application called GreasePencil. The app was the brainchild of Dr. William Glenn in southern California, and a coarse description might be “Photoshop … Continue reading