VisualVM is a tool that provides a visual interface for viewing detailed information about java applications while they are running on a virtual machine.
Most people will already be familiar with profiling, but you might be less aware of the different types of profilers on offer. A recent issue we had upon the release of Java 8 proved awkward to resolve using a traditional profiler, but Sampling proved well suited to the task. Helpfully, Java comes with both a…
It’s hard to put a label on VisualVM – it has a profiler, but it’s more than that. It also has tools for tracking threads, interacting with garbage collection, and monitoring memory and CPU usage. What you might not realise is that you almost certainly have VisualVM installed – it’s been included as a standard…
